{"id":2572599,"date":"2026-02-23T12:48:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lamonica-mciver-to-deliver-prebuttal-to-trumps-sotu-speech\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:50:05","slug":"lamonica-mciver-to-deliver-prebuttal-to-trumps-sotu-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lamonica-mciver-to-deliver-prebuttal-to-trumps-sotu-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"LaMonica McIver to deliver prebuttal to Trump&#8217;s SOTU speech"},"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\">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%2Flamonica-mciver-to-deliver-prebuttal-to-trumps-sotu-speech%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=2572599&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>Rep. LaMonica McIver, a Democrat from New Jersey who was sworn in to finish the term of the late rep. Donald Payne Jr. in 2024, is set to deliver a prebuttal to President Donald Trump\u2019s State of the Union address. She is partnering with the left-leaning Democracy Defenders Action, and the prebuttal will stream on MeidasTouch ahead of Trump\u2019s remarks. McIver faces federal charges related to an incident outside a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcivers-got-bigger-problems-than-criminals-charges-a-resolution-for-her-expulsion-from-the-house-just-hit\/\" title=\"...&#039;s Got Bigger Problems Than Criminals Charges - A Resolution for Her Expulsion from the House Just Hit\">federal immigration facility<\/a> in early 2025; she has pleaded not guilty and has described the case as politically motivated,with a federal judge recently declining to dismiss one of the charges and a potential maximum sentence of 17 years if convicted. Democrats are also staging counter-programming, including the \u201cPeople\u2019s State of the Union\u201d on the National Mall hosted by MeidasTouch and MoveOn Civic Action, and the earlier \u201cState of the Swamp\u201d event, with House Minority Leader Hakeem jeffries urging attendees to respond in \u201csilent defiance\u201d if they are in the chamber. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >piece notes ongoing comment requests<\/a> from Democracy Defenders Action and McIver.  <\/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\">LaMonica McIver to deliver prebuttal to Trump&rsquo;s State of the Union<\/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_2513946\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) will deliver a prebuttal on Tuesday morning to President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donal-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11621\">Donald Trump&rsquo;<\/a>s first <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-of-the-union\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"658\">State of the Union<\/a> address.<\/p>\n<p>McIver, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-house-speaker-pelosis-laptop-missing-w-va-delegate-charged-for-his-role-in-capitol-breach\/\" title=\"...orts: House Speaker Pelosi\u2019s laptop missing &amp; W. Va. delegate charged for his role in Capitol breach\">facing federal charges<\/a> for attempting to enter an immigration holding facility last year, is partnering with the left-wing group Democracy Defenders Action for the speech. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4467526\/read-tony-gonzales-explicit-texts-late-staffer\/\">READ: Tony Gonzales&#8217; explicit sexual texts to late staffer who set herself on fire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4466148\/virginia-democrats-pass-proposed-redistricting-map-amid-court-battle\/\">Virginia Democrats pass proposed redistricting map in midst of court battle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4466081\/energy-commerce-republicans-investigate-dc-water-potomac-river-sewage-spill\/\">Energy and Commerce Republicans investigating DC Water over Potomac River sewage spill<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The threats facing our democracy have never been greater,&rdquo; Norm Eisen<strong>, <\/strong>founder and executive chair of Democracy Defenders Action, told Politico Playbook.<\/p>\n<p>The prebuttal will stream on MeidasTouch hours before Trump heads to Capitol Hill to address the country. McIver&rsquo;s selection is notable, as she is only in her first full term after being first sworn in to finish out the term of the late Rep. Donald Payne Jr. in September 2024, later winning the general election that fall.<\/p>\n<p>She is also facing prosecution from the Trump administration on charges of allegedly assaulting and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brandon-straka-tucker-carlson-one-of-the-few-people-who-helped-him-tell-his-jan-6-story\/\" title=\"Straka credits Tucker Carlson for aiding in his Jan. 6 story.\">impeding law enforcement officers<\/a> outside a federal immigration facility in early 2025. McIver has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3437725\/lamonica-mciver-indicted-federal-grand-jury-over-ice-protest-17-years\/\">pleaded not guilty<\/a> and called the case politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>In January, a federal judge <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/newjerseymonitor.com\/briefs\/judge-lamonica-mciver-assault-charge\/\">declined to dismiss<\/a> one of the three criminal charges against her. If convicted, she could face a maximum of 17 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Several Democrats are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4465717\/democratic-attendance-alternate-progamming-trump-state-of-the-union\/\">opting not to attend Trump&rsquo;s State of the Union<\/a> and will instead engage in alternate programming.<\/p>\n<p>MeidasTouch, along with MoveOn Civic Action, is hosting the &ldquo;People&rsquo;s State of the Union&rdquo; on the National Mall on Tuesday evening. It is set to begin around the time of Trump&rsquo;s speech, with many House and Senate Democratic lawmakers opting to attend it rather than the official address.<\/p>\n<p>Another counter-programming event is the &ldquo;State of the Swamp,&rdquo; which will happen earlier in the day. Some Democrats attending that event will also attend Trump&rsquo;s address.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4465717\/democratic-attendance-alternate-progamming-trump-state-of-the-union\/\"><strong>WHO ISN&rsquo;T ATTENDING THE STATE OF THE UNION, AND WHAT TO EXPECT FROM DEMOCRATIC RESISTANCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For those attending, House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"790\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) has laid out ground rules: if you are in the chamber, sit in &ldquo;silent defiance.&rdquo; Democratic leaders went back and forth over how best to respond to Trump&rsquo;s State of the Union, particularly after numerous outbursts and walkouts from their caucus during the president&rsquo;s joint address last year.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>reached out to Democracy Defenders Action and McIver for comment.<\/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>McIver to deliver prebuttal to Trump&#8217;s SOTU<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2572600,"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\/12\/AP25317552577084.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[74360,74361,17782],"class_list":["post-2572599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-lamonicamciver","tag-prebuttal","tag-sotu"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25317552577084.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572599","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=2572599"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2572603,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572599\/revisions\/2572603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2572600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2572599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2572599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2572599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}