Sarah Jacobs

Are you going to go?

Why is that?

I mean, isn't that kind of disrespectful to the institution of the presidency and the institution of Congress?

I'll know, we'll see.

I don't know.

I feel like it's a bad thing.

Both parties are guilty of that, but it seems like a sad moment.

And if we've got to find some moments to come together, we're never going to be able to tackle our problems if we don't.

All right.

Enough of my ranting.

We have seen Trump give State of the Union addresses before.

We have heard the president do this before.

But this time it could look differently.

And I think that's part of what the anticipation is for Tuesday at 9 p.m.

What does it look like when there are empty seats dotting the House chamber on the floor?

Because there's a rising number of Democrats who say they are about done with this and not going to the speech.

And it's growing in number.

April McLean Delaney of Maryland.

issued a statement last week saying she's not going.

Ron Wyden, the senator from Oregon, said he's going to instead have a virtual town hall Tuesday with his fellow Oregon senator, Jeff Merkley, to, quote, hear the actual State of the Union from people in Oregon.