{"id":2409790,"date":"2025-03-05T00:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T05:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-defy-jeffries-request-for-dignity-at-trump-address\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T00:14:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T05:14:29","slug":"democrats-defy-jeffries-request-for-dignity-at-trump-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-defy-jeffries-request-for-dignity-at-trump-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats defy Jeffries request for dignity at Trump address"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-defy-jeffries-request-for-dignity-at-trump-address%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2409790&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During President Donald Trump&#8217;s\u200d address to Congress, Democratic lawmakers openly protested, disregarding Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries&#8217; request\u2063 for a &#8220;dignified&#8221; response. While Trump spoke, some Democrats shouted \u2063remarks toward him, with Rep. Al Green\u2062 (D-TX) ultimately being \u2064removed from the \u200cchamber for his \u200doutbursts. Various democrats coordinated protests by holding up signs and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">wearing themed clothing<\/a>, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-commanders-owner-dan-snyder-donates-maryland-estate-to-charity\/\" title=\"Ex-Commanders owner Dan Snyder gifts Maryland estate to charity\">pink attire<\/a> as \u2063a form of protest. Many lawmakers stood up and left the chamber during the address as a show of\u200c dissent. The protests were informed by a sense of urgency to communicate their discontent with Trump&#8217;s policies and remarks, \u2064especially on issues \u2062like budget cuts and the treatment of different communities. \u2064The atmosphere was tense,with Republicans \u200cattempting to silence the Democratic protests,which\u2063 thay\u2063 viewed as\u200d inappropriate during a joint address.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democratic protests of Trump address defy Jeffries request for &lsquo;dignified&rsquo; response<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2028212\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Democrats<\/a> ignored the request from Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3335931\/democrats-split-messaging-attendance-trump-joint-address-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;dignified&rdquo; <\/a>response to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s address to Congress. <\/p>\n<p>During the Republican&rsquo;s 100-minute speech, some members yelled out at Trump while several held up signs in a coordinated effort to silently protest his remarks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3337459\/trump-address-chips-act-congress\/\">Trump demands Congress repeal bipartisan CHIPS Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3337353\/democrats-fashion-statement-trump-address-pink\/\">Democrats make a fashion statement at Trump address wearing pink<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3337303\/rep-al-green-removed-house-chamber-protesting-trump-address\/\">Al Green removed from House chamber after protesting Trump address<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>One lawmaker, Rep. Al Green (D-TX), was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3337303\/rep-al-green-removed-house-chamber-protesting-trump-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ejected from the House<\/a> chamber after he was warned to stop shouting at the president. Green yelled &ldquo;You have no mandate&rdquo; while Republicans attempted to drown him out with boos and chants of &ldquo;USA.&rdquo; After several warnings from Speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) to maintain decorum, the speaker asked the Sergeant at Arms to escort Green out.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3337303\/rep-al-green-removed-house-chamber-protesting-trump-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">AL GREEN REMOVED FROM HOUSE CHAMBER AFTER PROTESTING TRUMP ADDRESS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cane-wielding Texas Democrat said, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s worth it to let people know that there are some people who are going to stand up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Green left the chamber, a handful of Democrats stood up and removed their jackets to protest the speech. A few were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/running-for-a-hero-what-i-saw-at-the-countrys-most-american-race\/\" title=\"Running for a Hero: What I Saw at the Country\u2019s Most American Race\">wearing shirts<\/a> with &ldquo;Resist&rdquo; on the back, and they left the chamber. Among them included Reps. Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Melanie Stansbury (D-MN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA). <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Democrat holds sign &ldquo;this is not normal&rdquo; at President Donald Trump&rsquo;s address to Congress on March 4, 2025.  (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over a dozen Democrats walked out in the middle of the speech, including Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s only so much bulls*** a person can tolerate,&rdquo; Kamlager-Dove said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/repkamlagerdove\/status\/1897116243515334947?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">post<\/a> to X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My speech will be better,&rdquo; Sanders said to reporters on his way out of the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats were disappointed with their party&rsquo;s response. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think it helps except with really progressive voters and members in deep blue districts,&rdquo; one House Democrat on the floor told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> &ldquo;So it doesn&rsquo;t help us get the majority.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The demonstrations come after Jeffries asked Democrats to not cause a spectacle and leave any props behind, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/03\/04\/trump-congress-address-democrats-disrupt-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Axios <\/em>reported<\/a> that some House Democrats planned to bring eggs, egg cartons, or pocket constitutions to the address. <\/p>\n<p>In a &ldquo;Dear Colleague&rdquo;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rachel_schilke\/status\/1896697338321928466\">letter<\/a>, Jeffries urged a &ldquo;strong, determined and dignified Democratic presence in the chamber.&rdquo; Silence and a no-applause strategy were encouraged. <\/p>\n<p>However, protests began right from the start, with Democrats choosing not to join the escort committee to bring Trump into the chamber as per custom.<\/p>\n<p>Little to no clapping was seen from the Democratic side from the time Trump entered to his exit, and almost all Democrats did not stand for a single remark during Trump&rsquo;s address. Shows of bipartisanship came when the president featured a few guests in the gallery, including Laken Riley&rsquo;s family, a steel plant worker, a future teacher, the widow of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-officer-among-victims-of-shooting-near-denver-colo\/\" title=\"Police officer among victims of shooting near Denver, Colo.\">fallen police officer<\/a>, and a victim of deepfake, as well as when he called for waging war on cartels.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly three dozen Democrats held up black circular signs during the address with various phrases such as &ldquo;Save Medicaid,&rdquo; &ldquo;Protect Veterans,&rdquo; &ldquo;False,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Musk Steals&rdquo; &mdash; all in response to current and proposed cuts by either Elon Musk&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency and Republicans in their budget reconciliation process.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to her departure, Stansbury held up a paper sign as Trump entered the House chamber that said &ldquo;This is Not Normal,&rdquo; leading Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) to rip it from her hands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), a known vocal critic of former President Joe Biden and her fellow Democrats, continued her trend of silent protesting at joint addresses. She had a whiteboard that she frequently changed with multiple phrases, including &ldquo;That is a Lie!&rdquo; At one point, the board said, &ldquo;Start by paying your taxes,&rdquo; as Trump discussed his plans for tax cuts.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, House Democratic leadership remained mostly silent, starting straight ahead at the president as he spoke. Some rank-and-file members shouted &ldquo;lies,&rdquo; &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deputy-da-who-opposed-mandates-and-died-of-coronavirus-was-unvaccinated-husband\/\" title=\"Deputy DA Who Opposed Mandates and Died of Coronavirus Was Unvaccinated: Husband\">stop spreading lies<\/a>,&rdquo; or &ldquo;bulls***,&rdquo; but most chose to stay silent, shake their heads, or scroll on their phones.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats were the most vocal when it came to Trump discussing Biden, as well as taxes, the economy, and the border crisis. Several Democrats shouted out &ldquo;January 6&rdquo; when Trump discussed protection for police officers, but there was a sign of unity when a 13-year-old aspiring police officer, named DJ, was spotlighted by the president and made an &ldquo;agent of the United States&rdquo; by the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Democratic members of Congress listen as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ben Curtis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3336836\/trump-presidential-address-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP DECLARES &lsquo;AMERICA IS BACK&rsquo; IN PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS RIFE WITH DEMOCRATIC PROTESTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The caucus also protested through fashion. At least two dozen Democrats donned pink, a &ldquo;color of power and protest,&rdquo; instead of suffragette white to Trump&rsquo;s address. Several wore pink pantsuits, scarves, pins, flowers, and dresses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Others wore yellow and blue to signal support for Ukraine after conversations between Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump, and Vance broke down last week when the foreign leader was at the White House to sign a minerals deal. Many others wore black to express their somber response to the address, as well.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lauren Green contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2028212\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2028212\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats protest Trump\u2019s address, ignoring Jeffries&#8217; call for decorum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2409793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0421.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3685,20542,50470,35629,50776],"class_list":["post-2409790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrats","tag-dignity","tag-jeffries-2","tag-political-discourse","tag-trump-address"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0421.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2409790"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2409795,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409790\/revisions\/2409795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2409793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2409790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2409790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2409790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}