Washington, Feb. 18 -- Rep Yassamin Ansari issued the following press release:
Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) announced that she would NOT attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Instead, Ansari and her guest, Sonia Almaraz, will participate in MeidasTouch & MoveOn's "People's State of the Union," a rally counterprogramming Trump's speech.
"Last year, I walked out of President Trump's State of the Union because I refused to normalize the most corrupt and authoritarian administration in American history," said Rep. Ansari. "This year, I am honored to be joined by Sonia, who has spent more than a year fighting for her loved one, Yari, who was stripped of her residency and imprisoned a...