US EditionDemocrats Prepare to Protest Trump State of the Union: What to Know
Dozens of Democrats boycott or hold alternative events to express disagreement with Trump’s address, avoiding previous in-chamber protests, House Minority Leader Jeffries said.
- Dozens of Democrats are announcing plans to boycott President Donald Trump's State of the Union at 9 p.m. ET on Feb. 24, including U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey.
- Lawmakers say they object to the president's conduct and policies, citing violence, immigration enforcement concerns after two U.S. citizens were killed in Minneapolis last month, while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries offered attendance or boycott as strategic options.
- Outside the Capitol, `People's State of the Union` will run during the speech, attended by Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley, Chris Murphy, Tina Smith, Chris Van Hollen, Pramila Jayapal, Becca Balint, and Greg Casar.
- Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response soon after the address, some Democrats will use invited guests like Rep. Robert Garcia bringing Annie Farmer, while others boycott without counterprogramming.
- With midterm stakes high, the speech could shape national messaging as GOP lawmakers fight to maintain a 53 to 47 Senate margin and a 218 to 214 House margin this year.
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Miles Taylor, a former Homeland Security official who emerged as the “Anonymous” author behind a bombshell 2018 op-ed about being “part of the resistance inside the Trump administration,” isn’t keeping his head down during Tuesday night’s State of the Union address. He’s offering frustrated citizens an alternative place to go. “I am predicting that our event has more people sitting on the rebuttal floor than Donald Trump has in front of him sit…
Trump's speech on the state of the nation is eagerly awaited. Some democrats will stay away: from protest. A rarely coordinated boycott.
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Democrats Plan To Boycott President Trump's State Of The Union Address, Here's What They Will Do Instead
Democrats are planning to boycott President Trump’s State of the Union address tonight. Several high-profile Democrats have announced they will not be in attendance as President Trump addresses the nation on Tuesday night at the U.S. Capitol. Instead, the Democrat lawmakers will hold their own event outside the Washington Monument. Whereas other lawmakers will stay home altogether. Fox News reported more on the Democrats’ plan: A growing number …
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