Democrats to Counter Trump’s Speech With a Rally

“Democrats knew in real time last year that they had bungled their response to President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, making themselves a distraction rather than offering a cohesive message of resistance to his policies,” the New York Times reports.

“They’re trying something different on Tuesday, when Mr. Trump is scheduled to deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term. A substantial number of Democrats are planning to boycott the speech and attend an alternative event, a rally called the ‘People’s State of the Union,’ which will take place on the National Mall near the Capitol.”