Well, well, well. Look who it is: Ousted Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) made a surprise appearance at the address, wearing a bedazzled shirt. (Despite being expelled in December, Santos retains privileges to access the House floor.) Another surprise!: During the speech, Santos posted an announcement that he will run for Congress again. Yes, really.
📸 Santos in his bedazzled shirt
📹 Watch Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) walk by Santos
Journalist Matt Laslo got a compliment from Harris: "Like that haircut," Harris said to Laslo. 📹 Watch the interaction
Not every seat is glamorous: Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) posted a photo of his seat for the address. "Note to self: get a seat earlier," he captioned the photo.
Wow, this is pretty interesting stat: C-SPAN's Jeremy Art pointed out that Vice President Harris has sat next to a different House Speaker for the past three State of the Union addresses. 👀 Side-by-side photos
Three Vermont senators in one place!: Sen. Peter Welch (D) posted a photo standing with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) and former Sen. Patrick Leahy (D).
It was fun to play 'who's missing from this photo?': Interior Secretary Deb Haaland posted a selfie with a group of Cabinet secretaries. Every year, a Cabinet member is chosen to skip the address and stay in an undisclosed location as the designated survivor. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona was chosen this year. 📸 The Cabinet member selfie
Glamorous: Here's a photo of a group of Capitol Hill staffers camped out on the floor of the crypt watching the speech.
Bob! Bobby!: Biden gave Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) a shoutout, calling him "Bobby." Casey posted that he's "considering a new logo" with the name Bobby.
How cute: Bloomberg's Akayla Gardner posted a photo of White House staff and others gathered on the balcony for Biden's State of the Union send-off.
The DC ~red carpet~: The Hill's Rebecca Beitsch posted a video of congressional leaders walking into the chamber.
Lol: Insider's Bryan Metzger pointed out that "George Santos, Matt Gaetz, and Tim Burchett are all seated beside one another, with Burchett on the aisle. 'Sinners row,' Burchett quips."
Interesting tidbit — Biden never said 'abortion': The Hill's Brooke Migdon noticed that Biden avoided saying the word "abortion" even though he planned to say it. Read what he said vs. what he was expected to say
Meme time!: @WashProbs posted a photo of Biden's reaction when entering the House chamber. "Caption this (DC edition)." The very meme-able photo
This had me laughing out loud: Check out second gentleman Doug Emhoff's reaction to spotting his wife on the House floor.
I mean, it was late: New York Rep. Jerry Nadler was spotted taking a little snooze last night. His response?: "For those who are asking: I was endlessly scrolling through all of President Biden's accomplishments."
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