“One side sitting on their hands and one side rising to applause in the manner you suggest... “
If the Dims do not allow the President to speak in the House chamber, the Dim House members are certainly not going to crowd into the Senate chamber to hear the President. That means over 200 Dim naysayers will vanish from view.
And who knows, Nancy may order all Senate Dims to boycott as well. If we are lucky there will be 242 elected Republicans in the Senate Chamber which has normal seating for 100 - standing room only.
Throw in 5 Supreme Court Justices and some special guests in the gallery.
And not nary a sour Democrat in sight.
I would rather see defeated, demoralized Dems if there is to be a televised address in front of the whole Congress, but to each their own.
They can stick their hands up...well, I'll be nice and not finish that thought.