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Late-night hosts make the most of Trump's State of the Union

It was hard to tell who was more miserable during President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address Tuesday: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who appeared to bite her tongue during all 80 minutes of the speech; the Congressional Black Caucus, whose members clearly hadn't forgotten that Trump recently referring to their ancestral home as a "shithole," or first lady Melania Trump, whose husband may have fraternized with a porn star before allegedly paying her off with hush money.

But it was also hard to discern who most enjoyed the speech - the right side of the chamber or left-of-center late-night hosts.

The first lady wore a white pantsuit

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