President Trump received a warm welcome ahead of his first State of the Union address

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: U.S. President Donald J. Trump arrives for the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives January 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. This is the first State of the Union address given by U.S. President Donald Trump and his second joint-session address to Congress. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

President Trump delivered the first State of the Union address of his administration on Tuesday.

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The speech garnered much attention weeks before it was to be presented. A number of congressional representatives began promising halfway through the month of January that they would skip the speech altogether.

Despite the negativity, Trump received a warm welcome when he entered the room on Tuesday evening.

According to TIME, the following congressmen are included among those who said they would not attend Trump’s address:

  • Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.)
  • Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Primila Jayapal (D-Wash.)
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.)
  • Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Albio Sires (D-N.J.)
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)
  • Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.)
  • Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.)
  • Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)
  • Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.)

The entirety of the address is available for viewing below.

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