--- description: People kept joking about Trump's tie at the 2019 State of the Union address. title: President Trump's Off-Center Tie at the 2019 State of the Union Address Let Loose Plenty of Jokes image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53d4b673450f41cd/6989449b09208f4f3e41346c/2019stateoftheuniontrumptie.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # President Trump's Off-Center Tie at the 2019 State of the Union Let Loose Plenty of Jokes by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 6, 2019 2:55 AM CUT  President Donald Trump greets lawmakers ahead of the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump greets lawmakers ahead of the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 5, 2019 in Washington, DC.Win McNamee—Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 6, 2019 2:55 AM CUT Anything can happen during a presidential speech, and [President Donald Trump’s 2019 State of the Union](http://time.com/5517885/trump-state-of-the-union-unity/ "undefined") address to Congress on Tuesday night was no exception when his crooked tie quickly became a viral punchline. He urged his listeners to “choose greatness,” but folks at home couldn’t resist to choose jokes about the tie. Before Trump uttered a word from his podium at the joint session of Congress, his necktie was all the material online jokesters needed, and users from the New York _Times_ fashion critic Vanessa Friedman to others couldn’t resist taking their shots. Instead of jokes about his political positions, it was the tie’s position that appeared to be a key talking point of the evening. See a sampling of the reactions below. > [](https://twitter.com/VVFriedman/status/1092968007700082688) > [](https://twitter.com/KyleClark/status/1092968771310899205) > [](https://twitter.com/jeneps/status/1092968520143368193) > [](https://twitter.com/ananavarro/status/1092970224221970432) > [](https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/1092967842901721088) > [](https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1092968324026093569) > [](https://twitter.com/ConnieSchultz/status/1092973087107231744) > [](https://twitter.com/jonlovett/status/1092967975596941313) > [](https://twitter.com/benwikler/status/1092968577924120576) > [](https://twitter.com/JonLemire/status/1092967624948908032) > [](https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/1092967716279873537) > [](https://twitter.com/TVsGregChandler/status/1092976247850876940) > [](https://twitter.com/fivefifths/status/1092967337974624262) His tie has consistently been an object of fascination, spurring strong reactions when he [taped it](http://time.com/4692349/trump-tie-tape-internet-reactions/ "undefined") and often for [its length](http://time.com/4433880/donald-trump-ties-to-russia/ "undefined"). Trump was of course not the only politician to get a taste of the internet’s humor lately. Following Trump’s prime-time address last month, the jokes came rolling in thick when Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took to a single podium to deliver their rebuttal. Twitter immediately moved in with a harsh meme offensive [joking about them awkwardly sharing one podium](http://time.com/5497640/nancy-pelosi-chuck-schumer-split-podium "undefined"). Another take? The pair looked like two disappointed parents in the eyes of those watching. > [](https://twitter.com/AaronFlux/status/1082824246999437312) And the big joke of the [2018 State of the Union](http://time.com/5126189/donald-trump-state-union-clapping/ "undefined") address was about Trump punctuated his speech with his own applause that a nearby microphone [amplified](http://time.com/5126189/donald-trump-state-union-clapping/ t "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/IsabellaCigno/status/958529364630568960) > [](https://twitter.com/CillizzaCNN/status/958522367784947713) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5520502/2019-state-of-the-union-address-tie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5520502/2019-state-of-the-union-address-tie/"},"headline":"President Trump's Off-Center Tie at the 2019 State of the Union Let Loose Plenty of Jokes","datePublished":"2019-02-06T02:55:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:57:20.141Z","description":"They're really tied up making them","url":"https://time.com/5520502/2019-state-of-the-union-address-tie/","keywords":["Newsfeed","politics","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53d4b673450f41cd/6989449b09208f4f3e41346c/2019stateoftheuniontrumptie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53d4b673450f41cd/6989449b09208f4f3e41346c/2019stateoftheuniontrumptie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President Trump Delivers State Of The Union Address To Joint Session Of Congress","caption":"President Donald Trump greets lawmakers ahead of the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 5, 2019 in Washington, DC.","creditText":"Win McNamee—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5520502/2019-state-of-the-union-address-tie/","name":"President Trump's Off-Center Tie at the 2019 State of the Union Let Loose Plenty of Jokes"}}]}] ```