Katie Phang

Donald Trump is preparing to deliver his made-up version of the State of the Union.

He's going to tell a familiar story tonight, that the economy is booming, that our communities are safer, and that America is stronger than it's ever been, all because of him.

But we know the truth.

We are living the truth.

We know the fear that our families are facing of being hunted down by ICE.

We know our neighbors are working two or three jobs to make ends meet, that their health care has been gutted and their federal jobs have been eliminated by the thousands.

We know our education systems and unions are being targeted because they threaten authoritarian power.

And they want us fighting each other so we don't pay attention to what they're stealing

from us and i mean all of us democrats and republicans and independents young folks and old folks and black folks whether you're in a red or a blue state whether you're in rural towns or factory communities because corruption doesn't check your voter registration before it robs you

While they're terrorizing immigrant communities right now, they're cutting health care.

They're gutting worker protection.

They're union busting.

They're handing tax breaks to billionaires and sending the bill to the rest of us.

That's the con.

That's the scam.

And working people are done falling for it.

Tonight, I was supposed to be joined by my good friend and neighbor, Monica Ruiz.

Monica is a mother, a community organizer, and a powerful advocate for immigrants' rights.

She was ready to bring that fight from Pittsburgh to DC to remind folks who and what she has been fighting for relentlessly.

But right now, Monica's family is in crisis as it's being targeted by ICE.