As for the ones who do attend, expect the usual choreographed outrage. There will likely be coordinated outfits, dramatic facial expressions timed for the cameras, and plenty of sign-waving designed for social media clips. Instead of acting like members of Congress at a constitutional event, they’ll most likely treat it like open-mic night at a protest rally.

Do we care if they don’t show up? No. We won’t have to look at their ugly anti-American faces frowning whenever Trump talks about Making America Great Again and deporting criminal illegal aliens. Yes, somehow we will manage without them there.

I won’t attend Trump’s State of the Union on Tuesday.

This isn’t business as usual.

Here’s what I’ll be doing instead: pic.twitter.com/54GcZdvApP

— Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) February 22, 2026

Next week, Trump will deliver his State of the Union address. I won’t be there.

Trump is marching America towards fascism, and I refuse to normalize his shredding of our Constitution & democracy.

This cannot be business as usual.https://t.co/6j9viBramH pic.twitter.com/htYu1SuhbD

— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) February 18, 2026

If a lawmaker or two (or 100) decides to stay home for this year’s speech (or have their own production that no one will be watching), the only noticeable change will be fewer awkward reaction shots for cable news to replay on loop.

Democrats claim their absence would be a “powerful statement” but for most of us reading this, it will be considered a vacation from insanity.

Chuck Schumer defends Democrats refusing to attend President Trump’s State of the Union address.

SCHUMER: “That’s fine with me.”

Democrats don’t care about Americans — they are completely consumed by their deranged hatred of President Trump. pic.twitter.com/o4ZGDKXpoE

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 21, 2026

No one gives a single damn about democrats planning to skip the State of the Union. Do us a favor and skip being in government while you’re at it you petulant little children.

— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) February 19, 2026

Hey Democrats,

Some of you are posting that you are skipping this year’s State of The Union address, good!

Last year when you didn’t stand for a child with cancer, you showed how evil you fcks really are.

So… Thank you for not coming.

Sincerely,
Real Americans.

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) February 21, 2026

Responding to President Trump’s State of the Union speech as the official Democratic rebuttal pick will be Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, a controversial figure critics say downplayed her progressive policy positions while campaigning. Spanberger is a predictable Leftist choice to deliver the party’s anti- Trump response.

The Democrats are putting up Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger as the “rebuttal” speaker to President Trump’s upcoming State of the Union address.

Spanberger is a neo-Marxist, former undercover CIA case officer. She used her undercover training to pretend to be a “moderate”…

— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) February 20, 2026

Either way, no matter how many Democrats show up, Trump’s speech will go on…the cameras will roll… and millions of Americans will tune in – with or without a choreographed display of Leftist outrage in the background.