{"id":2572314,"date":"2026-02-21T22:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T03:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-ditching-trumps-state-of-the-union-address-for-counter-rally\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T22:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T03:31:52","slug":"schiff-ditching-trumps-state-of-the-union-address-for-counter-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-ditching-trumps-state-of-the-union-address-for-counter-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Schiff ditching Trump&#8217;s State of the Union address for counter rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fschiff-ditching-trumps-state-of-the-union-address-for-counter-rally%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=2572314&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>Democratic lawmakers are opting not to attend President Trump\u2019s State of the Union address. Senator Adam Schiff of California said he will skip the event, joining a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disgraced-blm-co-founder-delivered-ucla-grad-ceremony-speech\/\" title=\"Disgraced BLM Co-Founder Delivered UCLA Grad Ceremony ...\">growing group<\/a> of Democrats who won\u2019t be at the speech. In a video posted on X, Schiff said he won\u2019t give Trump \u201cthe audience he craves for the lies that he tells\u201d adn will instead participate in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >counter-rally<\/a> on the National Mall called the \u201cPeople\u2019s State of the Union,\u201d organized by MoveOn and MeidasTouch. Other senators who have said they won\u2019t attend include Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley, Tina Smith, Chris Van Hollen, Chris Murphy, ruben Gallego, and Patty Murray. Abigail Spanberger is slated to deliver the Democratic rebuttal to Trump\u2019s address. In the House, Majority leader Hakeem Jeffries urged Democrats to either sit in \u201csilent defiance\u201d or skip the speech, wiht at least 20 House Democrats reportedly opting out, according to NOTUS.  <\/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\">Schiff ditching Trump&rsquo;s State of the Union address for counter rally<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2511691\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\">Adam Schiff<\/a> (D-CA) will not attend President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/State-of-the-Union\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/State-of-the-Union\">State of the Union<\/a> address next week, joining a growing list of congressional Democrats skipping the annual speech.<\/p>\n<p>In a video <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenAdamSchiff\/status\/2025386370324144322?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenAdamSchiff\/status\/2025386370324144322?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\">posted<\/a> to X explaining his decision, Schiff vowed not to give Trump the &ldquo;audience he craves for the lies that he tells.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4466679\/elizabeth-warren-trump-stealing-from-americans-tariffs\/\">Elizabeth Warren accuses Trump of &#8216;stealing&#8217; from Americans with tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4465386\/james-talarico-jasmine-crockett-texas-senate-election-primary\/\">Does James Talarico have what it takes to flip the Texas Senate seat?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4462422\/pritzker-2028-test-juliana-stratton-illinois-senate-race\/\">Pritzker faces 2028 test in boosting Juliana Stratton in &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-leads-gop-critics-blasting-pretaped-harris-interview-boring-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump leads GOP critics blasting pretaped Harris interview: \u2018Boring\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">boring&#038;rsquo<\/a>; Illinois Senate race<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump is violating the law and Constitution. He is ignoring court orders. He has weaponized the Justice Department to go after his enemies. He is letting loose ICE troops in our streets that are getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize\">people killed<\/a>. I will not be attending the State of the Union,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never missed one. I have always gone, both to inaugurations and to States of the Union. But we cannot treat this as normal. This is not business as usual.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Schiff will instead join some of his colleagues at a counter rally on the National Mall, dubbed the &ldquo;People&rsquo;s State of the Union,&rdquo; to protest Trump&rsquo;s second term. The event is being hosted by MoveOn and left-wing media outlet MeidasTouch.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff is now the latest Senate Democrat skipping Trump&rsquo;s speech slated for Tuesday night. So far, at least seven of his colleagues have also announced plans to ditch the address.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4464065\/abigail-spanberger-democratic-rebuttal-trump-state-of-the-union\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4464065\/abigail-spanberger-democratic-rebuttal-trump-state-of-the-union\/\"><strong>ABIGAIL SPANBERGER TO GIVE DEMOCRATIC REBUTTAL TO TRUMP&rsquo;S STATE OF THE UNION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those include Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tina Smith (D-MN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Patty Murray (D-WA).<\/p>\n<p>In the lower chamber, meanwhile, House Democrats have been <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4461974\/jeffries-rules-house-democrats-state-of-the-union\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4461974\/jeffries-rules-house-democrats-state-of-the-union\/\">urged<\/a> by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to either sit in &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-democrats-should-sit-in-silent-defiance-during-state-of-the-union\/\" title=\"Jeffries: ... should sit in &#039;silent defiance&#039; during ... of the ...\">silent defiance&#038;rdquo<\/a>; or not attend at all. At least 20 House Democrats so far will be skipping the address, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/congress\/a-growing-number-of-democrats-are-skipping-trumps-state-of-the-union-address\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/congress\/a-growing-number-of-democrats-are-skipping-trumps-state-of-the-union-address\">according to<\/a> <em>NOTUS<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Schiff skips Trump SOTU for counter-rally on Mall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2572315,"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\/2026\/02\/schiff-skipping-sotu.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[74289,5894,5159,51662,3634],"class_list":["post-2572314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-counter-rally","tag-politics","tag-schiff","tag-state-of-the-union","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/schiff-skipping-sotu.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572314","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\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2572314"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2572318,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572314\/revisions\/2572318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2572315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2572314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2572314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2572314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}