Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts says she will not attend President Trump's SOTU address Tuesday night, calling the event “a sham.” (wgbhnews)
In the tweet, she retweeted a message from her official congressional account that included a photo of her dressed in black, arms folded, in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
Pressley's statement continued, “On the eve of Senate Republicans covering up transgressions and spreading misinformation, I cannot in good conscience attend a sham State of the Union when I have seen firsthand the damage Donald J. Trump’s rhetoric and policies have inflicted on those I love and those I represent.”
After much deliberation, I have decided that I will not use my presence at a state ceremony to normalize Trump’s lawless conduct & subversion of the Constitution.Consequently, I will not be attending the State of the Union."None of this is normal, and I will not legitimize it," Ocasio-Cortez said."Consequently, I will not be attending the State of the Union."
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