{"id":2573546,"date":"2026-02-25T13:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-defends-democrats-who-refused-to-stand-during-state-of-the-union\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:11:00","slug":"schumer-defends-democrats-who-refused-to-stand-during-state-of-the-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-defends-democrats-who-refused-to-stand-during-state-of-the-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer defends Democrats who refused to stand during State of the Union"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fschumer-defends-democrats-who-refused-to-stand-during-state-of-the-union%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=2573546&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>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer defended Democrats who refused to stand when President Trump urged them to during the State of the Union,arguing that their stance on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >immigration reflects protecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gen-flynn-were-in-a-battle-of-good-vs-evil-its-time-for-god-fearing-americans-to-fight\/\" title=\"Gen. Flynn: We\u2019re in a Battle of Good vs. Evil \u2013 It\u2019s Time for God-Fearing Americans To Fight\">american citizens<\/a><\/a> rather than a political misstep. The report notes that Republicans stood adn cheered, while most Democrats remained seated, prompting trump to seemed surprised and later criticize the Democrats for not standing. Schumer told CNN that the administration should make its case on immigration, and he attacked ICE as part of his defense of his party\u2019s position. The piece also mentions Trump\u2019s broader criticisms of Democrats during the address, including sections on transgender issues and the mother of a murdered girl, Iryna Zarutska. it frames the moment as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-video-chaos-breaks-out-at-sotu-after-trump-asks-everyone-in-favor-of-putting-us-citizens-before-illegals-to-rise\/\" title=\"BREAKING VIDEO: Chaos Breaks Out at SOTU After ... Asks Everyone in Favor of Putting US ... Before Illegals to Rise\">sharp partisan clash<\/a> over immigration policy, wiht Republicans portraying it as a decisive moment and Democrats positioning it as a critique of enforcement policy.  <\/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\">Schumer defends Democrats who refused to stand during Trump 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_2515854\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"384\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) defended the members of his party who refused to stand after President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> asked them to stand if they believed native citizens should be prioritized over illegal immigrants at his State of the Union address.<\/p>\n<p>Trump baited Democrats into a public relations blunder during his address by asking them to stand if they agreed that American citizens should take priority over illegal immigrants. All Republicans stood up and cheered, while almost no Democrats did. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-bush-calls-republican-party-isolationist-protectionist-and-to-a-certain-extent-nativist\/\" title=\"George Bush Calls Republican Party \u2018Isolationist, Protectionist, And To A Certain Extent Nativist\u2019\">president voiced<\/a> his apparent surprise in the moment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4471272\/watch-live-casey-means-testifies-senate-hearing-surgeon-general-nomination\/\">WATCH LIVE: Casey Means testifies in Senate hearing for surgeon general nomination<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/4469414\/democrats-boycott-trump-state-of-the-union-for-rally\/\">Democrats boycott Trump&rsquo;s State of the Union speech full of &#8216;lies&#8217; for rally<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4469985\/schumer-trump-make-its-case-rubio-briefing-iran\/\">Schumer says Trump administration must &#8216;make its case&#8217; after Rubio briefing on Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Isn&rsquo;t that a shame? You should be ashamed of yourself, not standing up,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump bashed Democrats for sitting during other sections of the address as well, including when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bud-light-confirms-brand-partnership-with-dylan-mulvaney-aim-to-authentically-connect-with-various-demographics\/\" title=\"Bud Light Confirms Brand Partnership With Dylan Mulvaney, Aim To \u2018Authentically Connect\u2019 With \u2018Various Demographics\u2019\">discussed transgender issues<\/a> and introduced the mother of the murdered Iryna Zarutska.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These people are crazy, I&rsquo;m telling you. They&rsquo;re crazy,&rdquo; he said after the transgender section of the address.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How do you not stand? How do you not stand?&rdquo; Trump said during the Zarutska section.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer defended the behavior of his fellow Democrats, focusing on the immigration question and pivoting toward criticism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No other police department in America run by Americans has done what ICE has done,&rdquo; Schumer told CNN. &ldquo;So, yes, we want to protect Americans. He&rsquo;s not doing it. And that&rsquo;s why the American people are against what ICE is doing. So it was legitimate and right not to stand.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4470556\/these-people-are-crazy-six-takeaways-from-trumps-state-of-the-union\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4470556\">&lsquo;THESE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY&rsquo;: SIX TAKEAWAYS FROM TRUMP&rsquo;S STATE OF THE UNION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Republicans quickly picked up on the Democrats&rsquo; refusal to stand for Trump&rsquo;s illegal immigration question, positing it as a decisive moment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The immortal visual of the entire Democrat party&mdash;upon explicit repeated invitation&mdash;refusing to stand for the core moral principle that US government owes its allegiance to US citizens and not foreign criminal invaders, is the most shocking image in the history of the US Congress,&rdquo; deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser Stephen Miller said in a post on X.<\/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>Schumer backs Dems who sat during Trump SOTU<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2573547,"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\/AP26035686377989-e1770319836284.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,4411,74074],"class_list":["post-2573546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-schumer","tag-stateoftheunion"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26035686377989-e1770319836284.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573546","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2573546"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573550,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573546\/revisions\/2573550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2573547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2573546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2573546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2573546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}