MAGA voter crashes 'scumbag' Dem senator's SOTU boycott speech: 'Go Trump!'
Democrats were mocked on social media Tuesday night and Wednesday after multiple clips from their State of the Union boycott rally went viral, including when a Trump supporter crashed Sen....
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Democrats were mocked on social media Tuesday night and Wednesday after multiple clips from their State of the Union boycott rally went viral, including when a Trump supporter crashed Sen. Chris Murphy's, D-Conn., speech. The "People’s State of the Union," which is what the Democrats called their boycott rally, included several Democratic lawmakers like Murphy, Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., among others. "Go, Trump!" the protester said while throwing up the peace sign in front of Murphy, who was on the stage at the time and watched as security pulled the man away from the podium. HOUSE GOP MOVES TO CENSURE DEM WHO DISRUPTED TRUMP ADDRESS FOR 2ND STRAIGHT YEAR "Hey Murphy, you’re a scumbag," the protester said. "Thanks, buddy," Murphy replied. Audiences online immediately began mocking the incident and hailing the Trump supporter as an American "patriot." "A patriot CRASHED the Democrats’ little counter-State of the Union out in front of the Capitol, making his way on stage. Tonight was just a MASSIVE, all-around failure for Democrats," one commentator said in a post to social media. While the group struggled to attract supporters, Democratic lawmakers flocked to the event as a reason to skip President Donald Trump’s address on Tuesday. TRUMP GETS HIGH MARKS FROM REPUBLICANS WHEN TICKING OFF ECONOMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS Over 20 Democrats from both chambers of Congress attended the event, including Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., Merkley., Murphy, Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Tina Smith, D-Minn. From the House of Representatives, members who joined included Reps. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., Becca Balint, D-Vt., Greg Casar, D-Texas, Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., John Larson, D-Conn., Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., Emily Randall, D-Wash., and Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J. These Democrats framed the event as a way to address the country's state in their own…