During Donald Trump‘s address to Congress on Tuesday (March 4), several Democrats exited the House chamber in an apparent protest to his administration.
Among those who walked out were Rep. Jasmine Crockett (Texas), Maxwell Frost (Fla.), Melanie Stansbury (New Mexico), LaMonica McIver (N.J.), and Lateefah Simon (Calif.). Some of them removed their formal attire to reveal black t-shirts with messages like “No Kings live here” and “RESIST.”
In a statement, per The Hill, Frost stated, “Donald Trump is many things— a liar, a grifter, a wanna-be-dictator— but no matter how hard he tries and how many Republicans in Congress bend the knee and kiss the ring: he will never be king. Tonight, the American people saw a desperate liar stand in front of a podium and spit out excuse after excuse as to why he hasn’t been able to make your life better.”
House Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (Fla.) claimed the vacated seats as Rep. Nancy Mace (S. C.) tweeted, “Jasmine Crockett and Maxwell Frost just left. I love when the trash takes itself out.”
As Trump continued his remarks, other Democratic Representatives left including Mark Pocan (Wisc.), Lloyd Doggett (Texas), Judy Chu (Calif.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), Veronica Escobar (Texas), Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Jamie Raskin (Md.), and Jared Huffman (Calif.).
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) had been escorted out earlier at the request of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) when Green “interrupted Trump’s address and refused to sit down,” The Hill reported. Other protests erupted within the chamber as other Democrats held up signs that read “Save Medicaid” and “Musk Steals.”
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