John Lewis tells MSNBC he won't be attending the State of the Union.

[kpete]

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http://www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/watch/john-lewis-reacts-to-trump-s-shithole-comment-1135774787738

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. No patriot should go. This is the Putin and Chief Traitor State of the Union

no patriots should go

[gopiscrap]

2. thank you John Lewis good for you

[Squinch]

3. Love the ground he walks on.

[ginnyinWI]

4. I'd love to see an empty room. n/t

[thegoose]

7. Unfortunately there will be Pukes

Getting in line to blow the tiny Cheeto.

[pnwmom]

17. I'd love to see backs turned. n/t

[ehrnst]

24. I'd love to see people sitting there like stones.

Giving him the disapproval to his face that so rattles him.

Someone getting up and leaving in the middle would be far, far more of a dis.

[thegoose]

5. Good on him!

No Democrats should attend. Or they should carry signs and stage a full-on protest against this miserable piece of shit.

[Scarsdale]

21. They were shut out

of the tax reform negotiations. Only the gop members planned that whole tax fiasco. Democratic members should sty away from this waste of time "speech" I do not intend to watch.

[mountain grammy]

6. Every Democrat should boycott the SOTU, as well as every Republican with a conscience

all three of them. May not even be that many.

[SoCalMusicLover]

12. You Won't Get A Single repub, But EVERY Democrat Should Boycott

What a statement that would be. Even if they were not able to get everyone, the emptiness on that side of the aisle every time they cut to a shot of chamber would be dramatic.

[mountain grammy]

16. Agree

[n2doc]

8. The Democrats should yell "Liar" every time trump lies

in Unison.

[Cha]

9. Mahalo, John Lewis!

[SoCalMusicLover]

10. I Will Applaud Any Democrat Who Joins Mr. Lewis's Boycott Of Traitor Drumpf nt

[Lunabell]

11. They should all go

And yell out, "traitor"!

[VOX]

14. YES!!!

Please see my post immediately below.

[AwakeAtLast]

30. Or take his accusers with them

Along with former mistresses, add in victims of his fraud.

Unfortunately there wouldn't be enough space.

[VOX]

13. Which Democrat will shout out, "YOU LIE"?

Just like Joe Wilson, the South Carolina Republican, did to President Obama during his SOTU address.

C'mon, Democrats, let's see you disrupt the Dotard. Rattle him! Make him go off script!

[ailsagirl]

15. I'd love it no one showed up-- including the media

I don't even know when it is and I don't care

Doubtless we'll hear the media's take-- you gotta love that

[mainstreetonce]

18. I prefer that the Dems do not attend

But those who do should shout "racist"

[BHDem53]

19. Mr. Lewis, you are a true American hero.

Thank you for your service.

[stonecutter357]

20. K&R

[yuiyoshida]

22. Ted Lieu said He would not attend either

[oberliner]

23. No Democrat should attend

[roamer65]

33. ..

[ehrnst]

25. I want to hear a chorus of "YOU LIE!"(nt)

[Vinca]

26. Maybe Dems should attend and invite Don's porn star "friends" as guests.

[YOHABLO]

27. Yeah, put "Stormy" front and center.

[SargeXXX]

28. Someone should start a movement demanding Trump's resignation. I bet it would go viral.

[NanceGreggs]

29. No Democrat should attend.

Let President Shithole walk into a room of empty seats. It will piss him off, and he'll be unable to focus on his prepared speech as a result.

Once he realizes he's surrounded only by his own party members, he'll go off-script and start sniping at those who refused to attend. In other words, he'll likely start spouting more idiotic, racist, garbled nonsense - and the cameras will be there to record it all.

[Martin Eden]

31. If Democrats do attend (most probably will) ...

I think they should all stand and turn their backs on him.

I certainly hope they do not, under any circumstances, applaud -- unless he announces his resignation.

[dalton99a]

32. No Democrat should sit there and listen to a bullshit speech by Stephen Miller

[spanone]

34. it will be a speech to his base...i have no interest in that either

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