Hollywood was watching as President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Most celebrities heaped praise on the president and expressed regret that the address would be his last. Others took the opportunity to trash Republicans.
Check out the best reaction tweets from Hollywood below:
Kerry Washington, Amy Schumer, and Hillary superfan Ellen DeGeneres gushed over the president:
Surreal. I kinda can't believe that's his last SOTU. Well done Sir. @POTUS #SOTU
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) January 13, 2016
.@POTUS just made case for an even more perfect Union. #YesWeCan #NoMoreEmptyChairs #SOTU
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) January 13, 2016
Watching the #SOTU. President Obama is a brilliant man. I'm grateful to him for an amazing 8 years.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) January 13, 2016
Wow!! Nice reception for POTUS! Sonya Sotamayor is crying, Mitch McConnell is smiling…I'm proud of this guy. What a ride it's beeeeen!!
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) January 13, 2016
Wow #POTUS ! Killing it tonite, so proud of our president!
— Zoe Saldana (@zoesaldana) January 13, 2016
Zoe Saldana and Bill Maher seemed to take issue with Paul Ryan’s face:
#PaulRyan your "poker face" is a joke. For belonging to a party that prides itself on true "Patriotism" your face 2nite tells us otherwise.
— Zoe Saldana (@zoesaldana) January 13, 2016
Who watched the State of the Union? Next question: How bad do you want to punch Paul Ryan in the face?
— Bill Maher (@billmaher) January 13, 2016
Maria Shriver and Josh Gad got in shots at Republicans:
Watching tweets from #Republican Presidential candidates. Please, can we not have a classy moment? #SOTU
— Maria Shriver (@mariashriver) January 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/joshgad/status/687113903290056704
Michael Moore was Michael Moore:
Will I live to see a black man standing there again, or did I see that for the very last time tonight? I'd like to think the former. #thanku
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) January 13, 2016
Amazing, the lack of respect for this president. The whole place practically ran for the doors before he was even halfway to the aisle out.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) January 13, 2016
Sarah Silverman made sure to remind everyone how much she hates religion:
When y'all bring prayer into your political speeches it alienates this American
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) January 13, 2016
Arsenio Hall mocked Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who said that she attended the State of the Union to provide encouragement to “all Christians who want to stay and make a difference.”
Kim Davis in there wearing one of Bill Cosby's old sweaters! How she get a ticket? #sotu
— Arsenio Hall (@ArsenioHall) January 13, 2016
Others were genuinely hopeful about the president’s final year in office:
Thank you Barack. Thank you. One more year to go. Let's get criminal justice reform done this year! #SOTU
— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) January 13, 2016
"Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't lose" Obama
— Amanda Seyfried (@AmandaSeyfried) January 13, 2016
#SOTU Obama to America: "Hey everyone, let's not be assholes to each other!" #RoughTranslation #GreatMessage
— Ed Helms (@edhelms) January 13, 2016
#SOTU16 #POTUS I want to live in the country you described for many years to come.
— Raven-Symonè (@ravensymone) January 13, 2016
"Unarmed Truth and Unconditional Love" thank you @POTUS for positive & poignant acknowledgment of who we are at our best. #StateOfTheUnion
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 13, 2016
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