🚨 Democratic Alternatives to the SOTU Address (With Live Streaming Links): 🚨

[Wednesdays]

(starting) 7:00 p.m. EST “State of the Swamp”
At the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
Lots of celebrity guests will speak. Live streaming event.
Watch it at defiance.org, YouTube, or Substack.
Live stream here:

Organizers’ site:
https://www.defiance.org/sotu
“How to watch State of the Swamp”:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/watch-state-swamp-counter-address-204742077.html
https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/24/state-of-the-swamp-date-time-how-watch/88846485007/

(starting) 8:00 p.m. EST “People’s State of the Union”
Sponsored by moveon.org
Lots of lawmakers who will boycott Trump’s speech will participate, plus numerous ordinary people who have been afflicted by Trump’s policies. Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid.
Live streaming event. It will also be broadcast on YouTube by MeidasTouch.
Live stream here:

Or here:

Or here:

Organizers’ site:
https://www.mobilize.us/moveon/event/903012/
“How to watch People’s State of the Union”:
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/24/watch-alternative-state-of-the-union-tonight-time-streaming/88844852007/

Also worthy to note that Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert will satirically comment on the official SOTU. Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) will both be broadcast live at 11:30 p.m. EST. Kimmel’s guests will include Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor of "Pod Save America." Colbert’s guests will include John Dickerson (former anchor of CBS News).