Democratic women decked out in white to honor the suffragette movement stood up and hollered and cheered Tuesday night when President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE used his State of the Union address to tout gains in the workforce by women under his administration. 

"No one has benefited more from our thriving economy than women, who have filled 58 percent of the newly created jobs last year," Trump said. 

At that, women on the Democratic side of the aisle started to rise, and began to applaud one another in an acknowledgment of their victories in the midterm elections. 

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Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) gave air high-fives to her female colleagues and Rep. Ann Kuster Ann McLane KusterPelosi seeks to put pressure on GOP in COVID-19 relief battle Clark rolls out endorsements in assistant Speaker race Pelosi: House will stay in session until agreement is reached on coronavirus relief MORE (D-N.H.) was seen "raising the roof" following his comments. 

Democrats won back the House after a record number of women ran for and were elected to office.  The 116th Congress has 127 female lawmakers

Trump nodded his head after the Democratic women began to sit down. 

"You weren't supposed to do that," he ad libbed as the cameras in the House cut to Reps.  Ilhan Omar Ilhan OmarDemocrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise Larry Kudlow defends response to coronavirus: Trump 'led wisely' The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by National Industries for the Blind - Woodward book revelations rock Washington MORE (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib Rashida Harbi TlaibGeorge Conway: 'Trump is like a practical joke that got out of hand' Pelosi endorses Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate primary challenge The Democratic Party platform represents our big tent MORE (D-Mich.), the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. 

"Thank you very much," Trump said. " All Americans can be proud that we have more women in the workforce than ever before." 

At that point, Trump paused, and after a smattering of applause, the Democratic women again stood to applaud one another. 

As they sat down, Trump said: "Don't sit you're going to like this" to laughter from the audience. 

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"At exactly one century, after Congress passed the constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote, we also have more women serving in Congress than at any time before." 

That led to more applause, and cameras caught the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner Jared Corey KushnerAbraham Accords: New hope for peace in Middle East Tenants in Kushner building file lawsuit alleging dangerous living conditions Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing MORE and daughter Ivanka Trump Ivana (Ivanka) Marie TrumpSpecial counsel investigating DeVos for potential Hatch Act violation: report Trump, Biden vie for Minnesota Trump luxury properties have charged US government .1M since inauguration: report MORE standing from the gallery, both smiling broadly. 

Dressed in white, a nod to women's suffrage movement, female lawmakers celebrate Pres.  Trump's statement that "we have more women serving in Congress than at any time before."  https://t.co/aiCxLU221a #SOTU pic.twitter.com/rPApihkS8G — ABC News (@ABC) February 5, 2019

It was a departure from earlier in the speech, when Democratic women generally held their applause. 

Democratic women members of the House hold their applause as Trump delivers #SOTU2019.  Watch live: https://t.co/xQzf2Hkbel pic.twitter.com/rwBRW2mVeX — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 5, 2019

Some on social media who enjoyed Trump getting the silent treatment from Dems shared photos of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiTrump puts Supreme Court fight at center of Ohio rally CDC causes new storm by pulling coronavirus guidance Overnight Health Care: CDC pulls revised guidance on coronavirus | Government watchdog finds supply shortages are harming US response | As virus pummels US, Europe sees its own spike MORE (D-Calif.) and social media savvy freshman Ocasio-Cortez reacting to Trump's message. 

Nancy Pelosi has the look on her face of any woman in any meeting where a mediocre white male is expounding on his worldview.#SOTU — Charlotte Clymer️‍ (@cmclymer) February 5, 2019

Watch Nancy Pelosi's face when Trump says: "an economic miracle is taking place in the United States" and the only thing that can stop it are wars, politics, or *ridiculous, partisan investigations...." #SOTUpic.twitter.com/APeoOyxkfI — Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) February 5, 2019

Critics, however, slammed the lawmakers for not clapping while Trump touted the nation's high employment. 

Dana Loesch, spokeswoman for the National Rifle Association, said it was “weird” to see the white-clad Democrats refusing to clap for “those lifted off food stamps.” 

“Judging by their reaction these are bad things,” Loesch wrote.