Posted on 02/04/2020 5:27:08 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
At least 11 Democratic lawmakers are boycotting the Capitol Tuesday night where President Donald Trump will give his first State of the Union address.
That’s fewer than the 60 lawmakers who boycotted President Trump’s inauguration, but it’s not an insignificant number as the president makes a major address on his policy goals.
Many of the Democrats boycotting Trump’s State of the Union address cited the president’s recent rhetoric about people of color and the perceived racism of his Administration as their reason for skipping the speech.
Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush said in a statement Monday that he refuses to “participate in pomp and circumstance” that normalizes Trump’s “egregious and hateful” behavior. “This is a presidency that has been built on racism, stupidity, and lies, which has already wasted enough of America’s time and I will not waste any more of mine,” Rush said.
Two additional Illinois lawmakers will be boycotting Trump’s speech today, including Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Danny Davis. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Davis will be in Chicago during the State of the Union address and will watch his colleague Rep. Joseph Kennedy III deliver the official Democratic response.
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THey should give their seats to real americans
butt hurt people of color
What is their complaint again? I have no idea what these Liberal kooks want.
Love it.
Good they won’t be there. Won’t be trash everywhere on that side of the venue when it’s over.
Preferably ALL the dems would be gone. The room would smell better and the air would be cleaner.
Forget them. I’m wondering how he greets Nancy, a handshake is customary.
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With Melania there probably not a hug and an air kiss.
Disappointed. Thought the headline was saying all the democrats are boycotting.
How can it be not insignificant when there’s no significance in it?
Trump hasn’t acted racist; but that’s all these windbag harpies ever do.
Good. We won’t have to put up with their disruptions.
Good the less bad energy the better. Holy Spirit please flow!
Good. They won’t be stinkin up the joint.
anyone know if Republicans did that to Obama?
Yeah another poorly worded headline. It would be great if all the rats boycotted.
....”That’s fewer than the 60 lawmakers who boycotted President Trump’s inauguration, but it’s not an insignificant number as the president makes a major address on his policy goals.....”
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If that’s not proof of rat party bias and hatred for President Trump, nothing is. ...but impeachment wasn’t bias. ...yeah, right. ..
Most are from the racist Black Caucus in the House.
The group that sees racism in white milk.
They are SO childish! Grow the hell up!
And the problem with this is what?
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