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NJCher

(42,908 posts)
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:50 PM Tuesday

Why I'm not watching the State of the Union - and you shouldn't either (Robt Reich) [View all]

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Trump doesn’t deserve our attention. And we already know the state of the union – it sucks

I’m not going to watch the State of the Union address on Tuesday night. I urge you not to, either.

First, he doesn’t deserve our attention. He’s abused and defiled the American presidency, even worse than he did in his first term.

Second, we already know what he’s going to say, because he’s already stated and restated his lies every chance he gets.

Third, he refuses to be president of the United States – instead, he behaves as though he’s just president of the people who voted for him in 2024.

Fourth and finally, I already know the real state of the union. It sucks.

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There's support for each reason; I just excerpted the four reasons. Read more (righteous indignation) at the link: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/24/trump-state-of-the-union-boycott

Archive link: http://archive.today/5iLzR

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