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senseandsensibility

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14. Let him own it.

Reply to tritsofme (Reply #13)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 06:18 PM

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That's my opinion. Being there makes the Dems complicit. We must try to use his dishonesty and wild behavior against him in the midterms. If his audience is made up only of Rs clapping at his every crazy lie, they own it. And it will be newsworthy that for the first time ever a SOTU is being given to only one party. Gets people's attention and gives Dems a platform to explain why.

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Dems must boycott the SOTU speech now more than ever [View all] senseandsensibility Friday OP

I want the SOTU to last for as long as Trmp thinks necessary. Let the networks cut him off. eppur_se_muova Friday #1

Oh yeah, let him melt down in as public a way as possible senseandsensibility Friday #3

Glance at watch, head out the door. Enough is enough. nt eppur_se_muova Friday #7

Between Epstein and tariffs no Democrats should show up!! Boycott!! OrlandoDem2 Friday #2

To be honest, I can't believe senseandsensibility Friday #5

Any Dems attending should hold up photos of Epstein's victims. louis-t Friday #4

Same thing. Iggo Yesterday #18

The optics of applauding a pedophile leftstreet Friday #6

There are at least two alternatives to the SOTU scheduled Wednesdays Friday #8

Important info and I support these efforts senseandsensibility Friday #11

If they don't have the spine to disrupt tRumps liefest than they damn well better skip it yaesu Friday #9

Absolutely. dalton99a Friday #10

Full attendance... lame54 Friday #12

That seems like a terrible idea to me. He'd get to bask in the optics of a full crowd and unanimous applause. tritsofme Friday #13

Let him own it. senseandsensibility Friday #14

Or they can sit there and shout 'YOU LIE' every two or three minutes. B.See Friday #15

That's my second choice! senseandsensibility Friday #16

I think not showing up makes it easy on him Buckeyeblue Friday #17