--- title: Some Democrats Plan to Boycott Trump's State of the Union description: At least seven Democrats, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, plan to boycott Trump's State of the Union Address on Tuesday evening. canonical: https://time.com/5777725/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democrats-boycott-state-of-the-union/ author: Sanya Mansoor article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-02-04T22:23:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T19:41:23.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Rep. 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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Other Democrats Plan to Boycott President Trump's State of the Union Address twitter:description: "This is a deeply personal decision for each member to make," Ocasio-Cortez said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7353ad52a9d268a1/698a09c486f68e0f966ee4ba/AOC.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Other Democrats Plan to Boycott President Trump's State of the Union Address > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: September 2026. ## TIME Newsletters: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition TIME publishes seven free email newsletters, written and edited by TIME journalists, reaching more than 1.1 million engaged readers. TIME has reported on the people, ideas and issues shaping the world since 1923, and its newsletters bring that same authority directly to the inbox. 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Plowman—NBCU Photo Bank/NBC Universal Media, LLC/Getty Images  by [Sanya Mansoor](https://time.com/author/sanya-mansoor/)  ## Sanya Mansoor Updated: Dec 12, 2023 7:41 PM UTCPublished: Feb 4, 2020 10:23 PM UTC At least seven Democratic members of Congress, including [Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez](https://time.com/5776429/alexandria-ocasio-bernie-sanders-iowa/), reportedly plan to boycott President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday evening. It’s not the first time a public ceremony involving Trump has led to boycotts from Democrats. [At least 11 Democratic lawmakers boycotted](https://time.com/5123830/democrats-boycott-trump-state-of-the-union/) Trump’s first State of the Union address in 2018 and around 60 legislators boycotted his inauguration. Ocasio-Cortez said she will not attend the State of the Union so her presence at the ceremony will not “normalize Trump’s lawless conduct.” “This is a deeply personal decision for each member to make, and a choice I did not take lightly,” she said on Twitter. > [](https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1224794863125848065) Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley also said she will boycott tonight’s event, calling it a “sham.” > [](https://twitter.com/RepPressley/status/1224792604094627843) California Rep. Maxine Waters said she would not be at the ceremony “to hear the message of an IMPEACHED president.” Waters has previously boycotted Trump’s State of the Union and did not attend his inauguration. > [](https://twitter.com/RepMaxineWaters/status/1224802310259429377) Texas Rep. Al Green also said he would not attend and said the state of the House, Senate and Union are divided because of an “unapologetically bigoted president.” > [](https://twitter.com/RepAlGreen/status/1224700773260460033) Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen said he will not attend because he does not believe Trump is “worthy of the dignity and respect accorded to his predecessors.” > [](https://twitter.com/RepCohen/status/1224462686018330624) > [](https://twitter.com/RepCohen/status/1224765409133502469) Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson and Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer are [also reportedly boycotting the event](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/481280-third-house-democrat-plans-to-boycott-state-of-the-union#.Xji3eOWsb4c.twitter), according to _The Hill._ Both reps. have previously boycotted Trump’s State of the Union. During the State of the Union, Congressmen Tim Ryan of Ohio and Bill Pascrell of New Jersey said they walked out of the address: > [](https://twitter.com/RepTimRyan/status/1224889867798224896) > [](https://twitter.com/BillPascrell/status/1224894450729652224) Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar is taking a different approach to signal her “resistance” to the President. “I am attending on behalf of all of those targeted by this president to say, ‘We are greater than hate,'” Omar said. > [](https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1224802479520591878) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5777725/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democrats-boycott-state-of-the-union/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5777725/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democrats-boycott-state-of-the-union/"},"headline":"Rep. 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