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REp. Madeleine Dean de Pennsylvania is an ardent adversary of Donald Trump‘s. She was responsible for her second trial when the congress dismissed him during the January 6 riot.
Nevertheless, Dean says she will listen to first Trump’s joint address at the Congress Since returning to the White House earlier this year. Dean – Wearing white, the color of the suffrage of women – said that she wanted to “resist the lies he will say”.
A few Democrats made a point of saying that they will not assist at Trump’s address Or to say that they will disrupt the president’s speech. representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez From New York and Senator Ron Wyden from Oregon said they will keep the town hall live instead of attending it.
But for some, it was important for them to testify and show visible opposition to its policies. Monday evening, head of the minority of the house Hakeem Jeffries sent a dear colleague letter saying that he will assist and underline the need for a democratic presence in the room.
“The decision to attend the joint session is personal and we understand that the members will come to different conclusions,” he said. “However, it is important to have a strong, determined and worthy democratic presence in the room. The room as an institution belongs to the American people, and as representatives, we will not be out of the block or intimidate. »»
Many Democrats, especially those of Swing States and Districts, have cited the face that Trump would speak to their workplace as a reason to go.
“The president comes to our house,” said Hillary Scholten from Michigan The independent. “He has taken many measures with which I have greatly disagree in his first mandate, and who have a negative impact on my voters.”
Scholten colleague Michigander Haley Stevens, a potential candidate for the Senate’s seat that opens up from the state, said that she wanted to hear what Trump I would say on the prices he has taken from CanadaWhich could harm Michigan.
“So I want to know what we are doing on the prices Canada Who are wreaking havoc on my Michigan economy right now, “said Stevens The independent. She also mentioned the threats against care and social security of veterans.
Activists and democratic voters almost always in the party of the party in recent weeks have wanted to see a A more robust form of resistance to Trump. But many Democrats – especially in the House – represent states and districts that Trump has also won. This is the case with Senator Ruben Gallego, who won Arizona the same evening that Trump won the state.
“I represent the citizens of Arizona-Democrat, Republican and independent,” he said The independent. “I will see what the president has to say, to report them and express my personal opinion on what he ends up doing or saying.”
Like Stevens, Gallego represents a state that could be affected by prices, except in its case, Mexico more than Canada.
“People will miss mortgage payments and tuition fees because the president has not thought about all of his actions,” he said.
Other Democrats hope that they are their guests to highlight the potential damage caused by Trump’s policies.
Senator Andy Kim From New Jersey brings Kevin Nuñez, who suffers from cerebral paralysis and who benefits from Medicaid. Democrats warned that the “Big Beautiful Bill” that the Republicans wanted to use to adopt the Trump domestic agenda could risk Medicaid.
“I can only speak for me … for me, I wanted to invite Kevin here, and so that he could be someone who can talk about this moment because he is concerned about Medicaid,” said Kim The independent.
At the time of the January 6 riot at the American Capitol, Kim drew national attention to cleaning debris that left pro-Trump rioters. Now Democrats see Trump’s speech to protect their territory.
