Katie Phang

Some of you may know that giving a State of the Union address, or at least a report, is part of the job of the president.

It's constitutionally required.

So in a great shift, Donald Trump is following the law tonight.

So why are we boycotting?

Why are we boycotting the State of the Union?

We're boycotting because we know that Donald Trump's State of the Union will bear no resemblance to what's actually happening in this country today.

He will lie, distort, and ignore the real stories.

He's not gonna talk about the killings of innocent people.

He's not gonna talk about the thousands of people who are afraid every day because of ice roaming their streets.

He's not going to talk about the victims of Jeffrey Epstein.

And he will not talk about the millions of people who've lost their health care on his watch.

But MoveOn members, the millions of people who've been protesting at No King's protests, the American people, we know the true state of our union.

We've seen it and we're living it.

And it is not normal.

We have asked our leaders this last year, don't treat this like business as usual.

Fight for us.

Folks, tonight we're coming out swinging.

And we're making history with the largest organized boycott of any State of the Union ever.

Behind me on this stage are members of Congress and their guests, who have all personally experienced the harms of the Trump administration.

They represent millions more.