Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) says she will skip President Trump’s address to Congress Tuesday night, according to ABC News.
.@MaxineWaters is skipping Trump's speech to Congress. Told caucus this morning that anyone who can't sit still shouldn't go, per sources.
— Ben Siegel (@benyc) February 28, 2017
Waters's
office confirmed to The Hill that she will not attend the speech, but
denied that she has encouraged other members to skip as well.
The California Democrat similarly refused to attend
Trump’s inauguration in January, saying she “never contemplated even
going near any of those activities.” Nearly 70 other Democratic
lawmakers also skipped the ceremony.
“I don’t honor him, I don’t respect him and I don’t want to be involved with him,” Waters said at the time.
Waters has positioned herself as a staunch opponent of the president. She said earlier this month that her “greatest desire is to lead [Trump] right into impeachment.”
She later clarified that comment, saying that she meant the president's actions were leading him toward impeachment.
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