Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said on Tuesday that she wouldn't attend President Trump's State of the Union address, indicating that doing so would legitimize what she saw as lawless conduct under his administration.
"After much deliberation, I have decided that I will not use my presence at a state ceremony to normalize Trump's lawless conduct & subversion of the Constitution," she tweeted on Tuesday afternoon.
Ocasio-Cortez has been one of the most vocal advocates for President Trump's impeachment.
Her comments came as the Senate deliberated whether or not to remove Trump from office - an unlikely prospect that will likely rile Democrats like Ocasio-Cortez, who have claimed Trump abused his power in a July 25 phone call with Ukraine.
AOC BREAKS HER FUNDRAISING RECORD IN CRUSADE TO TAKE ON DCCC. The progressive icon previously attended the president's State of the Union address in 2019, joining other female lawmakers in wearing white to commemorate women's suffrage.
Frederica Wilson of Florida, Steve Cohen of Tennessee, Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts-have already committed to not attending.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., a fellow "Squad" member, said she would attend but as a form of "Resistance." "I am attending tonight's address not to confer any legitimacy on his actions, his statements, or his presidency. I am attending on behalf of all of those targeted by this President to say, 'We are greater than hate.' My presence tonight is resistance," she tweeted.
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"After much deliberation, I have decided that I will not use my presence at a state ceremony to normalize Trump's lawless conduct & subversion of the Constitution," she tweeted on Tuesday afternoon.
Ocasio-Cortez has been one of the most vocal advocates for President Trump's impeachment.
Her comments came as the Senate deliberated whether or not to remove Trump from office - an unlikely prospect that will likely rile Democrats like Ocasio-Cortez, who have claimed Trump abused his power in a July 25 phone call with Ukraine.
AOC BREAKS HER FUNDRAISING RECORD IN CRUSADE TO TAKE ON DCCC. The progressive icon previously attended the president's State of the Union address in 2019, joining other female lawmakers in wearing white to commemorate women's suffrage.
Frederica Wilson of Florida, Steve Cohen of Tennessee, Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts-have already committed to not attending.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., a fellow "Squad" member, said she would attend but as a form of "Resistance." "I am attending tonight's address not to confer any legitimacy on his actions, his statements, or his presidency. I am attending on behalf of all of those targeted by this President to say, 'We are greater than hate.' My presence tonight is resistance," she tweeted.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-wont-attend-sotu-normalize
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