House Democrats Boycottbr Donald Trump’s State of the Union On Feb. 4, President Donald Trump delivered thebr annual State of the Union address to Congress. In an act of protest, a number of Democratsbr were purposefully absent from the House chambers. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezbr and Ayanna Presley announced their intentbr to protest on social media. Alexandria Ocasio-br Cortez, via Twitter Ayanna Presley,br via Twitter Representatives Al Green andbr Maxine Waters, who have bothbr previously skipped addressesbr by Trump, were also absent. Maxine Waters,br via Twitter The other Democrats representativesbr who did not attend were: Bennie Thompson,br Tulsi Gabbard, Bobby Rush, Steve Cohen, Earl Blumenauer, Hank Johnsonbr and Frederica Wilson. Congressmen Tim Ryan and Bill Pascrell,br who were initially present, also chosebr to leave during Trump’s address.