Inside the Capitol, President Donald Trump broke the record for the longest-ever State of the Union address on Tuesday night, speaking for nearly two hours. But outside on the National Mall, Democrats held out even longer.
More than two dozen members of Congress chose to boycott the address in favor of a counterrally that featured plenty of signs, chants and a pro-Trump protester who rushed the stage. Even in 30-degree weather, it was better than attending the president’s speech, the Democrats said.
“Democrats have to stop behaving normally. I’m not at the State of the Union speech tonight because you’re not going to hear about the state of the union,” Connecticut Sen. Christopher S. Murphy told the crowd. “This union is in crisis right now.”
