Marjorie Taylor Greene giving Biden a thumbs down
Marjorie Taylor Greene gives a thumb down as President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address.
  • Photos show how breaches of decorum have become more common in an increasingly polarized Congress.
  • Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert heckled Joe Biden during the State of the Union.
  • In 2023, Kevin McCarthy lost 14 votes for House speaker before winning. He was ousted months later.

Outbursts, scuffles, and statement outfits have become more common among members of Congress in an increasingly polarized political climate that's fueled an excess of election denialism, the House of Representatives struggling to elect a speaker twice in the same year, and legislative gridlock.