It was surreal to watch President Donald Trump s first address to Congress, especially for the Americans still struggling to come to terms with his exclusionary policies .

Perhaps even stranger was the shift in tone that Trump delivered, devoid of the exaggerations, insults and non-sequiturs that often comprise his speeches. Pundits soon responded, praising Trumps presidential tone and calling the address Trumps most effective speech yet .

Yet many were alarmed by Trumps subdued and civil demeanor, which made his false and misleading statements especially those meant to rouse fears about out-of-control immigrant crime seem all the more credible.

This New Yorker comic , by cartoonist Tom Toro , crammed all of those feelings and fears into a single, black-and-white panel.