House Speaker Paul Ryan was seated behind President Obama as he addressed the nation and to the right of Vice President Joe Biden.

His facial expressions and lack thereof as Obama discussed the economy, military, the state of education, the environment, and other topics drew the attention of Twitter.

Some of the tweets about Ryan's expression are below.

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