Dem lawmakers plan unprecedented 'break with tradition' in response to major Trump address

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16. At least 12 Democratic lawmakers plan to boycott Trump's State of the Union address

At least a dozen Democratic members of Congress plan to boycott President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address at the Capitol on Tuesday and are scheduled to attend a rally on the National Mall, instead.

The progressive groups MoveOn and MeidasTouch announced Wednesday that they're hosting the “People’s State of the Union” rally at 8:30 p.m. ET near the Capitol. The event is billed as "counterprogramming" to "President Trump’s night full of lies and misplaced priorities for the American people." The groups said, "Democratic lawmakers will be joined on stage by the everyday Americans most impacted by Trump’s dangerous agenda."

The lawmakers planning to skip the speech and attend the rally, according to the organizers, are Sens. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Chris Murphy of Connecticut, Tina Smith of Minnesota and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, as well as Reps. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, Becca Balint of Vermont, Greg Casar of Texas, Veronica Escobar of Texas, Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Delia Ramirez of Illinois, and Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey.

“Next week, Trump will deliver his State of the Union address. I won’t be there," Van Hollen wrote Wednesday on X. "Trump is marching America towards fascism, and I refuse to normalize his shredding of our Constitution & democracy. This cannot be business as usual.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/least-12-democratic-lawmakers-plan-163742910.html