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- 摘要
- 抵制凸显党派紧张局势加深
- 活动将在国会大厦附近的国家广场户外举行
- 白宫回应：“这并不令人意外”
华盛顿，2月18日（路透社） – 一群自由派美国议员将在周二缺席总统唐纳德·特朗普的国情咨文演讲，转而参加一场户外集会以抗议其政策，这标志着在年度演讲引发的党派紧张局势加剧之际，罕见的协调一致抵制行动。
组织者周三表示，参议院和众议院约有十几名民主党议员宣布将参加在国会大厦附近的国家广场举行的“人民国情咨文”活动，以凸显他们对共和党政府政策的反对。
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计划出席晚上8:30（格林尼治标准时间周三01:30）集会的议员包括俄勒冈州参议员杰夫·默克利、康涅狄格州参议员克里斯·墨菲、马里兰州参议员克里斯·范霍伦，以及佛蒙特州代表贝卡·巴林特、德克萨斯州代表格雷格·卡萨和华盛顿州代表普拉米拉·贾亚帕尔。集会时间紧接特朗普晚上9点的演讲。
“他们拒绝庆祝和致敬那些受益于共和党人推行的常识性政策的美国人，这并不令人意外，”白宫发言人阿比盖尔·杰克逊表示，她补充说民主党人曾投票反对特朗普在税收和大规模驱逐移民方面的举措。
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党派分歧加剧
这场抵制凸显了特朗普重返国家舞台如何加深了党派裂痕，将这个曾经庄严的仪式变成了关于美国民主方向的战场。议员们表示，他们将在特朗普向国会发表演讲的国会大厦外举行集会，旨在将这一时刻塑造为对特朗普议程的公开挑战。
“唐纳德·特朗普将国情咨文演讲变成了一场闹剧——这个本应凝聚国家的时刻，被他变成了一场散布仇恨和分裂的竞选集会，”墨菲在一份声明中说。
据自称支持民主的独立新闻网络MeidasTouch的声明称，受特朗普政策影响的选民也将在集会上发言。自由派组织MoveOn Civic Action也是组织者之一。
其他众议院进步派计划出席特朗普的演讲，或至少部分出席，但会通过其他方式表达不满。
例如，威斯康星州代表马克·波坎邀请了威斯康星大豆协会主席道格·雷布特出席演讲。
波坎发言人马特·汉德弗格表示，美国大豆生产商担心特朗普对外国商品的关税损害了美国农民利益，导致中国报复，有时中断大豆贸易，并推高了许多消费品价格。
《纽约时报》首先报道的民主党抵制行动凸显了年度演讲日益加剧的党派基调。近年来，该演讲中包括议员打断演讲、展示抗议标语或协调着装以突出妇女权利等各种议题。
去年，德克萨斯州民主党代表阿尔·格林站起来抗议共和党削减穷人和残疾人医疗补助保险计划的计划，大声疾呼反对，结果被保安驱离会议厅，并随后受到共和党控制的众议院的斥责。
2020年，特朗普在其第一任期的最后一次国情咨文演讲中走上讲台，拒绝与当时的议长南希·佩洛西握手。演讲结束时，佩洛西站起来，明显地将演讲稿撕成两半。她后来表示，她这样做是因为每页都充满“谎言”。
年度国情咨文演讲旨在向国会通报国家面临的紧迫问题，首次由乔治·华盛顿总统于1790年发表——一篇简短的1089字报告，与如今紧张而冗长的演讲形式大相径庭。
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Some Democrats to boycott Trump State of the Union for rally
February 18, 2026 5:12 PM UTC / Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/ File Photo [Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab]
- Summary
- Boycott highlights deepening partisan tensions
- Event to occur on National Mall outdoors near Capitol
- White House says, ‘It’s not a surprise’
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) – A group of liberal U.S. lawmakers will abandon President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday for an outdoor rally to protest his policies, marking a rare coordinated boycott as partisan tensions around the annual address intensify.
About a dozen Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives have announced their participation in a “People’s State of the Union” event on the National Mall, near the Capitol, to highlight their opposition to the Republican administration’s policies, organizers said on Wednesday.
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Among the lawmakers set to appear at the 8:30 p.m. (0130 GMT on Wednesday) rally — just ahead of Trump’s 9 p.m. speech — are Senators Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Chris Murphy of Connecticut and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, along with Representatives Becca Balint of Vermont, Greg Casar of Texas, and Pramila Jayapal of Washington state.
“It’s not a surprise that they refuse to celebrate and honor the Americans who have benefited from the commonsense policies Republicans have governed with,” said White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, who added that Democrats have voted against Trump initiatives on taxes and mass deportation of immigrants.
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PARTISAN DIFFERENCES DEEPEN
The boycott underscores how Trump’s return to the national stage has deepened partisan fissures, turning a once‑stately ritual into a battlefield over the direction of U.S. democracy. By rallying outside the Capitol where Trump will be speaking to Congress, the lawmakers say they aim to frame the moment as a public challenge to Trump’s agenda.
“Donald Trump has made a mockery of the State of the Union speech – taking a moment that is meant to bring the country together and turning it into a campaign rally to spew hatred and division,” Murphy said in a statement.
Constituents of theirs who have been affected by Trump policies will also speak at the rally, according to a statement by MeidasTouch, which calls itself a pro-democracy, independent news network. The liberal group MoveOn Civic Action is also an organizer, the groups said.
Other House progressives plan to attend Trump’s speech, or at least part of it, but will demonstrate their discontent in other ways.
Representative Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, for example, has invited Wisconsin Soybean Association President Doug Rebout to the speech.
U.S. soybean producers worry that Trump’s tariffs on foreign goods have hurt American farmers, resulting in retaliation from China that has at times interrupted soybean trade and have contributed to higher prices for many consumer goods, said Pocan spokesman Matt Handverger.
The Democratic boycott, first reported by the New York Times, highlights the increasingly partisan tone of the annual address, which in recent years has included lawmakers interrupting the speech, displaying protest signs or coordinating attire to highlight various such causes as women’s rights.
Last year, it was Representative Al Green of Texas, a Democrat who stood up and shouted in protest of Republican plans to cut the Medicaid health insurance plan for the poor and disabled. He was removed from the chamber by security guards and later reprimanded by the Republican-controlled House.
In 2020, Trump climbed to the podium for the final State of the Union address of his first term and refused to shake then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s hand. At the end of the speech, Pelosi stood and demonstrably tore the speech transcript in half. She later said she did so because every page contained a “lie.”
The annual State of the Union address, intended to inform Congress of pressing issues confronting the nation, was first delivered by President George Washington in 1790 — a brisk 1,089-word report a far cry from the tense and lengthy spectacles of today.
Reporting by Richard Cowan and Andrea Shalal; Editing by Howard Goller
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