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10 Democrats Boycott Trump's State of the Union Address

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   New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Tuesday that she
   will be joining a group of at least nine other Democrats who are
   boycotting U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address
   Tuesday night.

   Ocasio-Cortez announced her decision via Twitter hours before the
   president was to speak.

   "After much deliberation, I have decided that I will not use my
   presence at a state ceremony to normalize Trump's lawless conduct &
   subversion of the Constitution. None of this is normal, and I will not
   legitimize it. Consequently, I will not be attending the State of the
   Union," she tweeted.

   Ocasio-Cortez has been a vocal critic of the president as well as a
   frequent target of Trump's castigations.

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