On Tuesday evening, Donald Trump set a new record in length when he gave his fourth State of the Union speech, making it his sixth joint address to Congress. (Yes, there are wonks in D.C. who tabulate these stats as if they were in a political rotisserie league.) If anyone wanted this to be a staid affair filled with decorum like in years past, you were sorely let down. And frankly, who even wants that?!
As expected, given that this is President Trump, it caused all manner of discord and wailing from the opposition party. That most of that mewling took place before the speech was immaterial. These are Democrats we are discussing, after all. Acting unhinged and raging about the president is the default mode; having actual items to be upset about is a secondary concern, and they are confident that something will be found to justify the preamble howling.
There was advanced coverage about the Democrats in Congress who announced that they were boycotting the SOTU, each one taking to the cameras to declare they were not attending. They made this sound like a bold pronouncement, when the reality was they were just abdicating responsibility. Most Americans are accustomed to hearing politicians pledging not do their jobs.
For those who did attend, it was a shameful display. Former Biden staffer John McCarthy was on MS NOW beforehand and declared that Democrats would be crafting a message and would not resort to “gimmicky behavior.” Then the Democrats wasted no time proving John wrong. Rep. Al Greene (TX-09) got himself tossed from the proceedings before President Trump even took to the podium. Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) was loudly braying like an undermedicated donkey. And when the arrival of the Olympic hockey team led to proud shouting of “U-S-A” filling the chamber, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) was caught on camera chanting what appeared to some to be “K-K-K.”
It could have been worse. By showtime on Tuesday evening, some 70 or so Democrats were dodging the affair, and it was announced that not one but two countermeasures would be staged. These were desperate cries for attention cobbled together on the fly, filled with milquetoast politicians and failed, dispatched media figures. Sorry, but when you are scraping the bottom of the pork barrel, and the best you can do is come up with former CNN host Jim Acosta, maybe packing it in before flipping on the floodlights was the way to go.
There may be no better sign that you are at a serious, trenchant political gathering than seeing Jim @Acosta on stage in a frog hat.
— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) February 25, 2026
The Trump administration must be trembling after last night's Democrat opposition hoedowns. pic.twitter.com/qCNmbaeWR6
One of these Dem performances sponsored by MoveOn.Org was held outside, a clever move when the ambient nighttime temperature was hovering at Yeti cooler levels, with the fragrant miasma of a polluted Potomac lending to the atmosphere. But they managed to offer up content that was more septic than that sewer break, as a vulgar Joy Reid and Katie Phang, both former MSNBCers, were the mistresses of ceremonies. At one point, they attempted a sing-along where the crowd was notably not along, and things were so dispassionate that the hecklers were the stars of the show.
Ha ha the people heckling host Joy Reid sound like they're about 10 feet away. Big stuff at the HOOK alternate State of the Union from MoveOn and Soros. pic.twitter.com/aJuIUEnRTc
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) February 25, 2026
Another flaccid effort was staged at the National Press Club, which was held indoors, but that decision is where any elevated thinking ceased. Dem Rep. Maxine Dexter (OR-03) took the stage (don’t worry, we never heard of her either), and she declared how proud she was to be there. That she had a phalanx of inflatable amphibians with her and announced her “pride” speaks volumes.
It says a lot about the Dems when they boast how proud they are, while taking to the microphone surrounded by inflatable frogs. pic.twitter.com/WLhxdAFgiQ
— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) February 25, 2026
This has been a trademarked display in the Trump 2.0 era. Protests routinely feature people in these inflatable outfits, and I have yet to glean just what the message is supposed to be. Remaining as a favorite moment was when MS NOW's Jacob Soboroff, at the second No Kings rally last fall, spotted one of these blow-up blowards and he excitedly rushed up to get an interview, jamming his microphone into the snout of a pink unicorn.
Next to appear at this quixotic and exotic show was… a bellowing, clambering giraffe. This is ostensibly a protester who gargles Gillette and has a Monster Energy IV bag backstage. He was growling about being arrested in a number of cities, and then sang (I think) bars of some song that I am sure was making some kind of point. Don't hold me to that. I could not get past 30 seconds after Thunder Throat pulled out his harmonica.
This is what Democrats are doing instead of attending President Trump's State of the Union speech.
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 25, 2026
Democrats are literally hanging out with deranged Leftists dressed in giraffe costumes bragging about getting arrested by ICE. pic.twitter.com/hMIUHrmrHy
Also on the docket for this untalent show was Leftist social media fixture Jo Jo From Jerz, managing to actually be a step down from the bouncing mascot brigade. As if her presence alone was not cause for losing traction with the audience, she took to the mic and announced that backstage she encountered an American Tourister filled with marital aids. It is amazing that a political party produced these events that would be considered embarrassingly inept in a fraternity improv show held during Rush Week.
Failed profane journos, bellowing livestock, and influencers with dildos were all on the event schedule for the night. This, folks, is the Democratic Party in bold display. The RNC must have been scrambling into the pre-dawn hours trying to come up with opposition messaging to curtail the impending tidal shift of voter interest!
Editor's Note: With President Trump back in the White House, the state of our Union is strong once again.
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