In one of the most
striking — and symbolic — moments of the State of the Union speech most black lawmakers refused to
applaud when President Trump highlighted a historic low for African-American
unemployment.
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Viewers approve of Trump's first State of the
Union address - CBS News poll
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FLASHBACK
- In Case you missed it
“As the chair of the Black Caucus, I’ve got to tell you,
we are always hesitant to criticize the President. With 14% [black]
unemployment, if we had a white president we’d be marching around the WH."
-- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, 2011