While not the only form of protest from democrats during the President’s address (there were also signs, catcalls, etc. “I couldn’t find it in myself to go sit in that chamber knowing that he’s going to essentially troll Democrats.” (Cohen, 2026). Around half of democrats skip trump state of the union. Emanuel: Skipping trump state of the union doesn’t help Democrats. Stephen Colbert Rips hakeem jeffries’ “silent” Sotu protest as “bold rebrand of doing Jack Squat.” Fox News.

Source: Fox News March 08, 2026 18:15 UTC