(CNN) The old cliché that a picture is worth 1,000 words really undersells two iconic photos of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: One from Tuesday's State of the Union speech by President Donald Trump, the other from the same speech a year ago. Each photo will be remembered long after Trump's specific words from the speeches are forgotten. Speaker Nancy Pelosi tears her copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address after he delivered it to a joint session of Congress on February 4, 2020. Yes, that's Pelosi tearing Trump's speech in half even as the din of applause from overjoyed Republicans is still echoing through the House Chamber. Asked to explain why she did what she did , Pelosi said that it was "a courteous thing to do considering the alternative.

Source: CNN February 05, 2020 15:45 UTC