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“I couldn’t in good conscience sit there and listen to Trump go on and on with what we knew was going to be hours of lies, gaslighting and maligning the very people that I represent,” says Congressmember Adelita Grijalva on her decision to skip Tuesday’s State of the Union address. “There was no attempt to bring the country together.”


This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

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[1] “Lies, Gaslighting and Maligning”: Rep. Adelita Grijalva Boycotts Trump’s Speech | Democracy Now! ➤ http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/25/adelita_grijalva_sotu