President Obama delivered his 2014 State of the Union address on Tuesday night, discussing everything from healthcare and gender income gaps to raising minimum wage and international affairs.
Many celebrities watched the address and live-tweeted, some expressing serious concern and others cracking jokes.
The Jokesters:
HAVING SO MUCH FUN AT THE #stateoftheunionaddressiswear !!!!'nnn @billyeichner is RUINING IT FOR ME pic.twitter.com/a3BQvhPQLv
— Aubrey Plaza (@evilhag) January 29, 2014
Standing ovation for Michelle Obama, even without the bangs.
— Ronan Farrow (@RonanFarrow) January 29, 2014
Not for nothing, but Obama would make a pretty good DJ for a smooth jazz station. #sotu
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) January 29, 2014
Seriously... How did Boehner get that tan in the Polar Vortex? Did he fall asleep on some beach?? #SOTU#BoehnerTan#Distracted
— Mario Lopez (@MarioLopezExtra) January 29, 2014
My favorite part of the state of the union is the annual reminder that Republicans hate Obama, but love his autograph
— Bill Maher (@billmaher) January 29, 2014
I still love you, Barack, but this #SOTU is slowly turning into #STFU.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 29, 2014
I loved the #stateoftheunion speech! pic.twitter.com/VmCCSTFONy
— Pee-wee Herman (@peeweeherman) January 29, 2014
The Haters:
Watching the #stateoftheunion on http://t.co/TkGhMmbVJE#POTUS is just starting to talk - is this live? Did it take him 18 mins to walk in?
— Carson Daly (@CarsonDaly) January 29, 2014
Boy, this congress likes standing up in their bespoke suits and 350$ Hermes ties. But can they just pass a damb bill!? #donothingdudes
— Holland Taylor (@HollandTaylor) January 29, 2014
caption anyone? #SOTU BfHZ4ySCEAAS3SA.jpg pic.twitter.com/3I0jNkrCs5
— elisabeth hasselbeck (@ehasselbeck) January 29, 2014
The Fans:
Equal pay for equal work. Screw juanuary It's obamauary.
— Jenny McCarthy (@JennyMcCarthy) January 29, 2014
I loved the speech. Loved it.
— mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) January 29, 2014
Watching #SOTU - these real life examples are very compelling and effective. Are you watching?
— Katie Couric (@katiecouric) January 29, 2014
gotta give it up to that #MadMen line
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) January 29, 2014
I love that #President@BarackObama recognized First Lady @MichelleObama's achievements. Childhood obesity can be prevented #SOTU@letsmove
— Bethenny Frankel (@Bethenny) January 29, 2014