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Senator Adam Schiff to boycott State of the Union
Senator Adam Schiff who was reelected to the US Senate speaks at the 2024 CA DEM party at the JW Marriott on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.
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California Senator Adam Schiff is the latest Democrat to say they will boycott the State of the Union on Tuesday.
Why now: In a video posted Saturday on social media, Schiff cites as reasons a number of President Trump's actions.
I won’t attend Trump’s State of the Union on Tuesday.
— Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) February 22, 2026
This isn’t business as usual.
Here’s what I’ll be doing instead: pic.twitter.com/54GcZdvApP
"Donald Trump is violating the law and constitution. He's ignoring court orders. He has weaponized the Justice Department to go after his enemies. He is letting loose ice troops in our streets that are getting people killed. I will not be attending the State of the Union. I've never missed one. I have always gone both to inaugurations and to states of the Union, but we cannot treat this as normal," he said in his message.
What's next: Instead, Schiff plans to attend The People's State of the Union, organized by Democratic advocacy organizations MoveOn and MeidasTouch on the National Mall that same night, joining a number of Democratic lawmakers who'll also be skipping President Trump's address to the nation on Tuesday.
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