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2026 State of the Union Address
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(The Guardian) At least 30 lawmakers are expected to skip Trump's speech for Democratic event
About 30 members of Congress are planning to attend a Democratic counter-program event tonight instead of the State of the Union, according to the organizers of the “People’s State of the Union,” led by liberal group MoveOn and progressive media outlet MeidasTouch.
Here are the lawmakers who are expected to attend the separate event and skip the Trump speech:
--Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
--Senator Ed Markey (D-MA)
--Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
--Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT)
--Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA)
--Senator Tina Smith (D-MN)
--Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
--Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03)
--Representative Becca Balint (D-VT)
--Representative Greg Casar (TX-35)
--Representative Lizzie Fletcher (TX-7)
--Representative Maxwell Frost (FL-10)
--Representative Robert Garcia (CA-42)
--Representative Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07)
--Representative Jim Himes (CT-04)
--Representative Sara Jacobs (CA-51)
--Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07)
--Representative John B. Larson (CT-01)
--Representative Summer Lee (PA-12)
--Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03)
--Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37)
--Representative April McClain Delaney (MD-6)
--Representative Christian Menefee (TX-18)
--Representative Chellie Pingree (ME-01)
--Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-7)
--Representative Emily Randall (WA-6)
--Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05)
--Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)
--Representative Delia Ramirez (IL-03)
--Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12)
About 30 members of Congress are planning to attend a Democratic counter-program event tonight instead of the State of the Union, according to the organizers of the “People’s State of the Union,” led by liberal group MoveOn and progressive media outlet MeidasTouch.
Here are the lawmakers who are expected to attend the separate event and skip the Trump speech:
--Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
--Senator Ed Markey (D-MA)
--Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
--Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT)
--Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA)
--Senator Tina Smith (D-MN)
--Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
--Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03)
--Representative Becca Balint (D-VT)
--Representative Greg Casar (TX-35)
--Representative Lizzie Fletcher (TX-7)
--Representative Maxwell Frost (FL-10)
--Representative Robert Garcia (CA-42)
--Representative Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07)
--Representative Jim Himes (CT-04)
--Representative Sara Jacobs (CA-51)
--Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07)
--Representative John B. Larson (CT-01)
--Representative Summer Lee (PA-12)
--Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03)
--Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37)
--Representative April McClain Delaney (MD-6)
--Representative Christian Menefee (TX-18)
--Representative Chellie Pingree (ME-01)
--Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-7)
--Representative Emily Randall (WA-6)
--Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05)
--Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)
--Representative Delia Ramirez (IL-03)
--Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12)
State of the Union address: Trump to speak to Congress as dozens of Democrats plan boycott – live updates
US president signaled a ‘long speech’, expected to start at 9pm ET, which will double as pitch to voters ahead of midterms later this year
www.theguardian.com
(The Guardian) Key takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union speech
--During his one hour and 47 minute speech, the longest State of the Union address ever delivered, Donald Trump proclaimed a “turnaround for the ages” in his first year back in office, despite low public approval ratings and voter concerns over the state of the economy.
--A resolute Trump sought to paint over the affordability concerns at the centre of upcoming midterm elections by insisting the good times are here. “Inflation is plummeting. Incomes are rising fast. The roaring economy is roaring like never before,” he said. Many voters, however, disagree, with recent polling showing the population harbouring significant doubts about his priorities.
--The US president took aim at the Democrats, branding them as “crazy”, unelectable and anti-American. Several Democrats walked out early – Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, posted on Bluesky that he “couldn’t sit through an hour of Trump’s lies”.
--Trump spent about three minutes talking about Iran without offering any clarity on his intentions regarding a possible attack against Tehran. He said he prefers to “solve this problem through diplomacy”, which did little to explain why he has assembled the largest US military presence in the Middle East in decades.
--The former reality TV star welcomed several guests during his speech to present numerous presidential medals to “extraordinary American patriots”. These included the men’s hockey team that just won gold medals at the Winter Olympics, and a national guard soldier who survived a fatal shooting in Washington.
--During his one hour and 47 minute speech, the longest State of the Union address ever delivered, Donald Trump proclaimed a “turnaround for the ages” in his first year back in office, despite low public approval ratings and voter concerns over the state of the economy.
--A resolute Trump sought to paint over the affordability concerns at the centre of upcoming midterm elections by insisting the good times are here. “Inflation is plummeting. Incomes are rising fast. The roaring economy is roaring like never before,” he said. Many voters, however, disagree, with recent polling showing the population harbouring significant doubts about his priorities.
--The US president took aim at the Democrats, branding them as “crazy”, unelectable and anti-American. Several Democrats walked out early – Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, posted on Bluesky that he “couldn’t sit through an hour of Trump’s lies”.
--Trump spent about three minutes talking about Iran without offering any clarity on his intentions regarding a possible attack against Tehran. He said he prefers to “solve this problem through diplomacy”, which did little to explain why he has assembled the largest US military presence in the Middle East in decades.
--The former reality TV star welcomed several guests during his speech to present numerous presidential medals to “extraordinary American patriots”. These included the men’s hockey team that just won gold medals at the Winter Olympics, and a national guard soldier who survived a fatal shooting in Washington.
