White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed reports on Tuesday regarding Democratic plans to protest and disrupt President Donald Trump’s primetime address to Congress.
Leavitt dismissed the idea of disruptions, suggesting instead that Democrats should consider applauding certain aspects of Trump’s speech.
LEAVITT: “I think, frankly, the Democrats should think about if they should stand up in applause for some of the things President Trump will be talking about. He’s bringing common sense back to this country. Look at Democrats: yesterday, 45 Senate Dems voted against keeping men out of women’s sports. How can you be against that when 80% of the country is for it?”
KAROLINE LEAVITT: “TRUMP IS BRINGING COMMON SENSE BACK.”
Is President Trump worried about Democrats disrupting the State of the Union? No.
Instead, Democrats should applaud.
They just voted to keep men in women’s sports — 80% of Americans disagree!Whose side are they… pic.twitter.com/Lcke1cTBKG
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 4, 2025
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The press secretary also addressed Trump’s recent decision to pause aid to Ukraine and the ongoing fallout from his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
LEAVITT: “President Trump wants to make a deal. And unfortunately, it has appeared thus far that President Zelensky is unwilling to talk about a real peace agreement. And in order to negotiate peace, you’ve got to bring both sides to the table and in any good deal in business, in politics, usually both sides leave a little bit unhappy. I think President Zelensky, unfortunately, is failing to realize that at this moment in time. But look, the president is a dealmaker and that’s what he wants to do. He wants this war to end. He wants to stop the killing. He wants to see a ceasefire, and he had an economic agreement on the table on a silver platter for President Zelensky to sign at the White House last Friday, which wouldn’t have just been an economic agreement. It would have been a lifeline for President Zelensky and his country. If you have American companies and American miners exploring for those rare earth minerals in Ukraine, that serves as an incredible deterrent to Putin into Russia. And unfortunately, that deal wasn’t signed because President Zelensky did not come into the Oval Office with the right mindset.”
Meanwhile, reports indicate that some far-left Democrats are considering various forms of protest during Trump’s address.
Axios reported that plans range from symbolic walkouts to using noisemakers in an attempt to drown out Trump’s speech.
Other proposed forms of protest include carrying egg cartons to highlight inflation, holding protest signs, and wearing coordinated outfits.
Despite these plans, Democratic leaders reportedly advised members in closed-door meetings to keep their demonstrations civil.
Some members have expressed concerns that excessive disruptions could backfire and ultimately benefit Trump politically.
Traditional forms of protest are also being organized.
The Democratic Women’s Caucus has encouraged members to wear pink, while some women in the Congressional Black Caucus have discussed wearing black.
Other members are considering wearing blue and yellow to signal support for Ukraine.
Protests at major presidential addresses have become more common in recent years. While Trump’s speech on Tuesday is not officially a State of the Union address, it follows a similar format.
According to White House officials who spoke with Fox News Digital, Trump’s address, titled “The Renewal of the American Dream,” will focus on four key areas: his administration’s accomplishments in domestic and foreign policy, economic progress, a renewed push for increased border security funding, and his plans to promote global peace.
Trump is scheduled to deliver his speech at 9 p.m. EST before a joint session of Congress.
“Trump’s joint address will be must-see TV,” Leavitt told Fox News Digital.
“It’s going to be must-see TV.”
White House @PressSec Karoline Leavitt shares which talking points the legacy media might skip over when covering President Trump’s joint address to Congress. pic.twitter.com/wm3Ch4Bwls
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Personally I hope that the democrats keep this attitude all the was into the midterms and beyond. They will be guaranteed to never win an election in the next 20 years. Their new moto can be: “We’re miserable, embarrassing and incompetent. We’re here to make you too!”
On the other hand, let the traitorous, corrupt dems sit on their hands and remain defiant and insolent. Elections have consequences, b itches!
Well, they did it. Absolutely no applause even when billions of tax dollars were shown to have been repeatedly wasted for decades. And they think their constituents will forget this at the next election ???
The disarray can only be a chaos to distract from a globalist totalitarian domination. Will the public be astute enough to see the scheme – and the financial nexus ??