Politics & Government
Earl Blumenauer Skipping Trump's State Of The Union Address Again
"Listening to the reckless, self-centered man who occupies the White House holds no interest for me," Blumenauer said on Monday.
PORTLAND, OR – Earl Blumenauer hasn't said what he'll be doing on Tuesday night. He has, though, said what he won't be doing.
Blumenauer, a Democrat who has represented Portland's 3rd Congressional District since 1996, will not be going to President's Trump State of the Union Address. Again.
He did not go last year and did not go to Trump's first speech before Congress in 2017, shortly after he was inaugurated.
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"The thought of spending Tuesday night in the House Chamber, listening to the reckless, self-centered man who occupies the White House holds no interest for me," he said on Monday.
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"We have real problems in this country and around the glove that are urgent and need addressing."
Blumenauer says he doesn't believe that Trump will do that.
File photo via Blumenauer's office.
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