Congressman Cohen Will Not Attend Trump State of the Union

MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), who has boycotted previous State of the Union and inaugural addresses by President Trump, will again avoid the speech scheduled for Tuesday evening. He will instead attend the People's State of the Union organized by the progressive advocacy group MoveOn and the media company MeidasTouch.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"I have not attended Trump State of the Unions in the past and there's even less reason to attend this year. What would I hear if I did - more defense of ICE immigration crackdowns and border patrol lawlessness? More justification for tearing down the iconic East Wing of the White House for an unneeded vanity ballroom and for slapping his name on the Institute of Peace and the Kennedy Center? More excuses for pardoning fraudsters, January 6 felons, political whores and Trump's sports heroes? False claims of bringing down the cost of utilities and the affordability of groceries? Fantasies of creating a new health care program? I don't need to hear the lies and predicable banality from this offensive and out-of-touch president."

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