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Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) announced Tuesday that they will join a small group of House Democrats in boycotting President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.

“After much deliberation, I have decided that I will not use my presence at a state ceremony to normalize Trump’s lawless conduct & subversion of the Constitution,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter. “None of this is normal, and I will not legitimize it.”

“Consequently, I will not be attending the State of the Union,” the freshman “Squad” member concluded.

After much deliberation, I have decided that I will not use my presence at a state ceremony to normalize Trump’s lawless conduct & subversion of the Constitution.

None of this is normal, and I will not legitimize it.

Consequently, I will not be attending the State of the Union.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 4, 2020

“The State of the Union is hurting because of the occupant of the White House, who consistently demonstrates contempt for the American people, contempt for Congress, and contempt for our constitution – strong-arming a sham impeachment trial in the Senate. This presidency is not legitimate,” Pressley said in a separate statement.

“On the eve of Senate Republicans covering up transgressions and spreading misinformation, I cannot in good conscience attend a sham State of the Union when I have seen firsthand the damage Donald J. Trump’s rhetoric and policies have inflicted on those I love and those I represent,” the Massachusetts Democrat added.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) broke with her fellow “Squad” members, saying that while she does not view President Trump as “legitimate,” she will still attend the address as an act of “resistance.”

I am attending tonight’s address not to confer any legitimacy on his actions, his statements, or his presidency.

I am attending on behalf of all of those targeted by this President to say, ‘We are greater than hate.’

My presence tonight is resistance.

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) February 4, 2020

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) will also attend the address.

Tlaib takes a selfie of the female Dems wearing suffragette white to tonight’s #SOTU but says not everyone is able to fit in the photo! (And this is only a small fraction of the # of House Dem women.) pic.twitter.com/avnjV785vt

— Cristina Marcos (@cimarcos) February 4, 2020

Ocasio-Cortez and Pressley join Reps. Steve Cohen (D-TN), Al Green (D-TX), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) in skipping Tuesday evening’s highly anticipated speech, which will take place one day prior to the president’s expected acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial.

“I have chosen not to dignify Trump’s parade of lies about health care, his persistent exaggeration, and his personal attacks with my attendance at this year’s State of the Union Address. His appalling performances each day continue to justify that decision, and I have no doubt tomorrow night will be more of the same — even possibly worse,” Blumenauer said of the decision.

“I will not be a witness to puffery and prevarication flowing while our Constitution and our laws are disrespectfully and dangerously flouted,” Cohen, one of the first lawmakers to call for PresidentTrump’s removal, said in a separate statement.

White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley hinted earlier Tuesday that the president’s speech will focus on his administration’s accomplishments and steer clear of impeachment.
“We look forward to that vote tomorrow and getting this all past us. Because the American people just deserve better than the partisanship of the Democrats putting their own personal political desires above the needs of the American people. But this speech tonight is about the great American comeback,” Gidley told the Fox News Channel’s Outnumbered Overtime.

“I read the speech, and the word impeachment’s not in it. Now, we’ll see what happens,” he added.

• Pelosi said 'the enemy is within' about certain GOP lawmakers who've tried to carry weapons in the Capitol.
• Ocasio-Cortez said she and others members 'still don't yet feel safe around other members of Congress.'
• Greene has repeatedly accused Pelosi of treason and advocated for her to be given the death penalty.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi argued on Thursday that some Republican lawmakers, who she accused of 'threatening violence' against their Democratic colleagues, are 'the enemy' within the House.

Pelosi appeared to back Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other Democratic lawmakers who've claimed that some GOP members pose a threat to them in the wake of the deadly Capitol siege on January 6.

'I do believe ... that we will probably need a supplemental, more security for members when the enemy is within the House of Representatives - a threat that members are concerned about, in addition to what is happening outside,' Pelosi said during a press briefing.

When asked to clarify her remark, Pelosi added, 'It means that we have members of Congress who want to bring guns on the floor and who have threatened violence on other members of Congress.'

Some Republican members of Congress helped spread conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was stolen by Democrats - lies that helped motivate the pro-Trump mob to invade the Capitol as Congress certified the Electoral College count and finalized President Joe Biden's victory.

—NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 28, 2021

Ocasio-Cortez told CNN last week that 'a very considerable amount' of Democratic lawmakers 'still don't yet feel safe around other members of Congress' following the siege. She condemned GOP Rep. Andy Harris, who last week attempted to violate House rules and bring his concealed gun onto the House floor.

'The moment you bring a gun onto the House floor, in violation of rules, you put everyone around you in danger,' Ocasio-Cortez said. 'It is irresponsible. It is reckless.'

A man who allegedly took part in the Capitol riot also posted death threats against Ocasio-Cortez online.

Far-right GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia released a campaign ad last year that showed her holding an assault rifle next to photos of Ocasio-Cortez and two other progressive congresswomen of color. Facebook removed the ad, citing its policy prohibiting violence and incitement.

'GOP lawmakers campaigned with images of them cocking guns next to photos of myself,' Ocasio-Cortez tweeted earlier this month. 'Now they are trying to violate DC law and House rules to sneak guns onto the House floor two weeks after a white supremacist insurrection that killed 5 people. Why?'

Greene has also repeatedly accused Pelosi of treason and advocated for her to be given the death penalty.

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Pelosi also condemned the House Republican leadership on Thursday for their handling of Greene, who has trafficked in a slew of conspiracy theories, including lies about mass shootings at American schools. Pelosi expressed outrage over GOP leaders' recent decision to assign Greene to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

'Assigning her to the Education Committee when she has mocked the killing of little children at Sandy Hook Elementary School,' she said. 'When she has mocked the killing of teenagers in high school ... what could they be thinking? Or is thinking too generous a word?'

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—Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 28, 2021