Dozens of Democrats to boycott Trump's State of the Union address
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Washington — Dozens of Democrats are boycotting the State of the Union on Tuesday, as many opt to hold nearby counterprogramming rather than signs of protests like those seen within the House chamber in recent years. Alan He, Caitlin Yilek and Nikole Killion contributed to this report. In:
Washington — Dozens of Democrats are boycotting the State of the Union on Tuesday, as many opt to hold nearby counterprogramming rather than signs of protests like those seen within the House chamber in recent years.
Last year, Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas was escorted from the chamber after he stood and shouted in protest during Mr. Trump's address to a joint session of Congress. Other Democrats protested by holding up signs and wearing statements on their clothing or walking out of the chamber altogether.
But this year, Democrats appeared keen on taking a different approach.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, presented the options for Democrats at a news conference last week.
"The two options that are in front of us in our House is to either attend with silent defiance or to not attend, and send a message to Donald Trump in that fashion," Jeffries said, while pointing to opportunities for participation in alternate programming around the Capitol.
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