Trump Panics as SOTU Boycott Hits 70 Members

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Why are over 70 members of Congress boycotting the State of the Union?

Ben Meiselas 0:00
70 members of Congress now plan to boycott Donald Trump's fascist performative State of the Union. Donald Trump, MAGA Republicans, state regime media, they are losing their minds at just how big the Midas Touch Network's People State of the Union has grown. The popularity of the People State of the Union has exploded. At first, they just thought it was going to be 10, 20, 30. Well, now there are over 70 members of Congress who will be boycotting the State of the Union. This is historic in scale and scope and the message that everybody's sending together who's boycotting. We will not normalize this authoritarian, fascist regime. And as I mentioned, MAGA is losing their minds. You had Maria Bartiromo bringing on MAGA Republicans, and they're like, can you believe the boycott?
Ben Meiselas 1:00
Can you believe it? Here, play this clip.
Congressman Buddy Carter 1:03
It's incredible to me that it appears to be that the Democrats are so angry about President Trump's success. He's been so successful on so many levels and has done things so fast. that now the Democrats are boycotting. Some of them are boycotting the State of the Union.

What is the significance of the People's State of the Union event?

Congressman Buddy Carter 1:20
Adam Schiff, Mr. Russia Collusion himself, said he's not going to show up to the State of the Union tomorrow night, Congressman. We'll be watching that one. Good to see you, sir. Thank you, Congressman Buddy Carter, this morning in Georgia. We'll be right back. Stay with us.
Ben Meiselas 1:35
Then you had Jesse Waters moments ago saying, and this is a historic boycott. The scale of this thing is just bigger than anybody expected. Well, because we're not normalizing fascism anymore, Waters, okay? And by the way, Waters, your mom would understand a thing or two about that. And you should have taken her advice when you became a host at Fox, not to be a propaganda state regime media shill. But here you are, Jesse. Here, play this clip right here. Isn't it? Dana just said I opened her eyes, so just trying to process that for a second.

How are MAGA Republicans reacting to the boycott?

Ben Meiselas 2:09
Feels good. Barack Obama said there's not a liberal America, there's not a conservative America, there's a United States of America. Joe Biden always saying, we can do everything we want to if we just work together. Schumer, Hakim, bipartisanship, reach across the aisle. And the one night of national unity, State of the Union, They boycott, and not only just boycott, it is a historic boycott, and you're starting to see a pattern. Whenever there's a moment of national unity, the Dems don't get down with it. Like the Olympics, everyone's happy about the hockey, and they just dump all over it. Super Bowl. Bad Bunny, couldn't understand it, okay? Thanksgiving, they tell people not to invite us to Thanksgiving.
Ben Meiselas 2:56
They say don't even date a Republican. This is what's going on here. We have to, as grownups, do things sometimes we don't wanna do, like Brian's book parties. I don't wanna go, but I show up because it's the right thing to do.

What message are boycotting members sending about normalization of authoritarianism?

Ben Meiselas 3:10
And I respect that. And these people are getting paid to come here tonight. It's like a game of hooky. And if you're like an AOC, who's running for president, or you're like an Eric Swalwell who's running for governor. Don't you want to show the people back home you're in the game? There's 10 million eyeballs on the screen tonight. Show up. Even if you got a little sourpuss look on your face, at least show your voters you're in it. And again, throughout state regime media, they continue to attack the Midas Touch Network. And I think they're all just in shock at how big the people's State of the Union has become. Here you have Ari Fleischer, a Fox News contributor. Here's what they were saying. Watch them whine, play this clip.
Ben Meiselas 3:54
This idea of boycotting the other party, Democrats love to do it because they cannot stand for tolerance.

What criticisms are being directed at the Midas Touch Network?

Ben Meiselas 4:00
They cannot accept other views. And it is one of their biggest Achilles heels. So from one state regime network to another state regime network, here's Newsmax as they were whining about the size of the Midas Touch network, along with MoveOn, hat tip to our great friends at MoveOn who have been doing such a great job at the People's State of the Union.

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