The State of the Union address is an opportunity for a president to lay out their policy agenda, laud their own accomplishments and create a sense of national unity. 

But there’s often another person or scene that dominates headlines and drags attention away from the speech itself. 

Here’s eight of the most memorable reactions and responses over the last 15 years.

2022: Boebert heckles Biden

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