Among them, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., said: “Donald Trump and Elon Musk are destroying the state of the union. I don’t need to be there to watch him claim otherwise.”
Two lawmakers representing districts in the Washington, D.C., suburbs of Northern Virginia also won’t be there. Rep. Gerry Connolly said he’s never missed the address before, but the chaos unleashed on his constituents demands more. Meanwhile, Rep. Don Beyer, said he’d be rallying this week with federal workers and contractors.
“I will choose our community over President Donald Trump every single day,” Beyer said.
Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. tweeted “I’ll start attending when he starts following the law.”
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, also
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