WRAP: Democrats boycott SOTU as Trump touts 'golden age' while Iran policy remains unclear

Record ID: 2357742

  • Title: WRAP: Democrats boycott SOTU as Trump touts 'golden age' while Iran policy remains unclear
  • Date: 25th February 2026
  • Summary: A group of U.S. lawmakers, including Democratic Senator from Connecticut Chris Murphy, abandoned Trump's State of the Union speech for an outdoor rally to protest his policies. As Murphy spoke on stage during the rally, a protester interrupted him and said "Go Trump" into the microphone before being led away.  (8313-USA-TRUMP/CONGRESS-PROTEST-MOMENT) WASHINGTON, D.C., UNIT
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  • Keywords: Aliya Rahman Brett Kavanaugh Chris Murphy Democrats Elena Kagen Governor of Virginia Abigail Spanberger House Chamber House of Burgesses ICE Ilham Omar John Roberts Representative Al Green Republicans State of the Union address Supreme Court justices US US Congress US Senate Washington DC court immigration protest speech supreme tariffs trade trump usa
  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. AND WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON, D.C. AND WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: North America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA005832424022026RP1
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    (Production: Mark Ho, Ariel Wee, Cooper Inveen, Tom Rowe, Jacinta Goh, Daniel Lim, Kevin Lamarque, Pavithra George, Greg Savoy, Suheir Sheikh, Bernat Parera, Alexandra Sarabia, Nathan Howard)
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