Posted on 02/03/2020 4:03:09 PM PST by jazusamo
A third House Democrat announced plans on Monday to boycott President Trump's Tuesday State of the Union address, which will take place a day before the Senate is expected to acquit the president in his impeachment trial.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), who also skipped Trump's previous State of the Union addresses, said that he will not be attending the speech on Tuesday.
I have chosen not to dignify Trumps parade of lies about health care, his persistent exaggeration, and his personal attacks with my attendance at this years State of the Union Address. His appalling performances each day continue to justify that decision, and I have no doubt tomorrow night will be more of the same even possibly worse," Blumenauer said in a statement.
At least two other Democrats will also skip Tuesday's State of the Union speech: Reps. Steve Cohen (Tenn.) and Frederica Wilson (Fla.).
It will be the third year in a row that Blumenauer, Cohen and Wilson have decided to opt out of attending Trump's State of the Union address.
Cohen, who had long advocated for impeaching Trump and co-introduced articles of impeachment in 2017, told The Hill late last week that he had no intention to "go in a very cold room and hear a bunch of puff and lies."
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As have I.....just don’t show up - deliver them a piece of paper with the SOTU speech on it and go to bed early!
I want to see the motorcade ready to leave the WH with the press in attendance and be a NO SHOW!! Same at the Capitol...
Earl, honey, you COULDN’T DIGNIFY ANYTHING.
Try not to be so humble.
Cohen, who had long advocated for impeaching Trump and co-introduced articles of impeachment in 2017, told The Hill late last week that he had no intention to "go in a very cold room and hear a bunch of puff and lies."
IOW, he's unfit for office and should be removed.
I really wish he would revive the old practice of sending the report on the state of the nation to Congress as a written document and combine it with a simultaneous televised speech to the nation.
No advanced copies.
No opportunity for Never Trumpers (right and left) and other assorted politicos to mug for the camera.
Today they brought up Harry Potter, giving Alaska to Russia, and Trump leaving Jared Kushner to run the country when Trump gave up and fled to Mar a lago. It was a weird impeachment hearing day.
The speech conflicts with his Bow Tie Wearers Club meeting.
The guy is surpassed in intelligence by what my dog left on my neighbor’s lawn this morning . What a pathetic joke of a loser .
No Democrats she be permitted to attend.
That includes Senator Delecto (A)sshole, Utah.
what I said
Earl Who?
Well, don’t let the door hit ya...
Trump should just mail it in. And then go give a rally.
“”Im sure Nancy would also like to pass on the SOTU””
I wish she would. I know she’s going to give us all indigestion just seeing her sitting there smirking.. No telling what she has in store for her gang to do...Sure hope she uses a double dose of denture glue before she shows up..
DIMs ARE nothing .
“The State of the Union address is not a requirement “
George Washington and John Adams addressed Congress.
Thomas Jefferson simply sent them a letter, as did every other President up til William Taft.
Woodrow Wilson restarted the practice of addressing Congress.
Jimmy Carter sent a letter.
Come on, man! I gotta get up for work in the morning.
The one who wears the crazy sequined cowboy hats? How sad for the fashion world!
They'll probably switch to Black to suignify the death of the Constitution or something like that.
The place will smell a little better as each one chooses to be absent.
L””t them all stay away.””
Wouldn’t THAT be super? Leave every seat on that side of the House empty? Nothing would tell the citizens of the country better than that what their congress critters think of them AND THE COUNTRY they swore an oath to protect!!
I like that better than delivering the speech on a piece of paper to them SOME DAY!
The president could even call in sick, couldn’t he?
Agree. Do it from oval office. They will try and humiliate him. Walk out. Boo.
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