More Dems plan to skip SOTU

[struggle4progress]

BY CRISTINA MARCOS - 02/04/19 11:22 AM EST

... "The thought of spending Tuesday night in the House Chamber listening to the reckless, self-centered man who occupies the White House holds no interest for me. Just like in past years, I plan to skip a speech that will be filled with lies, deception and divisiveness," Blumenauer said in a statement ...

“I will not attend the State of the Union once again this year. I’ll come to the House Chamber for the State of the Union the next time I can hear from a president who will tell the truth about the State of the Union," Cohen said in a statement ...

“I have a problem with defiling the speaker’s chair in the House of Representatives,” Johnson told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I don’t want to see it lowered, as is what happens when Donald Trump comes to our floor and starts talking about groups of people, particularly Latinos, and disparaging them as a people” ...

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/428345-third-democrat-says-he-will-skip-trumps-state-of-the-union

[DURHAM D]

1. It would be better if they came to the speech

and then stand up and turn their back to him.

[NotHardly]

3. If we awarded points here or up votes, I'd like you to have one...

[Cha]

2. Tweet from Steve Cohen..

Link to tweet

[joshdawg]

4. trump is an insult to the American way of life.

His appearance in the H of R demeans that respected part of Government. His very presence is a mockery of the Constitution.

[2naSalit]

5. He's an insult to America...

and an insult to all life on the planet!