WASHINGTON,
D.C. – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters
released the following statement in response to Democrats’ disgraceful conduct
surrounding President Trump’s State of the Union Address:
“While
President Trump laid out a bold vision for American strength, security, and
prosperity, radical Democrats chose division, disruption, and political
theater,” said Chairman Gruters. “Instead of standing with the American
people, they staged stunts and sideshows to appease the far-left. They couldn’t
even bring themselves to stand for the simple truth that the first duty of
government is to protect American citizens — not illegal aliens. The so-called
‘rebuttals’ from Abigail Spanberger, Summer Lee, and Alex Padilla were nothing
more than crazy rantings from a party that supports illegal immigrants,
criminals, and our enemies more than the American people.”
Background:
- Following President Trump’s
State of the Union, Democrats rolled out a series of competing
responses that exposed a party divided, unserious, and obsessed with
political theater.
- Democrats elevated Abigail
Spanberger for their official response despite her record
of supporting higher taxes, open borders, soft-on-crime policies, and
radical gender ideology.
- Radical progressive Summer Lee,
backed by Democratic Socialists and a vocal supporter of abolishing
ICE, delivered a response for the party’s extreme wing.
- Alex Padilla, a far-left
immigration activist and open-borders
ally, gave Democrats’ Spanish-language response aimed at appeasing
activist groups.
- Numerous Democrats – including
Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin – refused
to stand when President Trump stated that the first duty of government is
to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.
- Democrats also refused to stand
in support of Anna Zarutska, the grieving mother of Iryna Zarutska, and
refused to applaud
for Warrior Dividends for our brave servicemembers.
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