Jasmine Crockett trashes Trump, boycotts his speech: 'The current state of our union is grim'
Rep Jasmine Crockett is currently running for US Senate
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas said Tuesday that she would "boycott" President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech.
She blasted him as a "wannabe king" and described the present state of the union as "grim."
"Tonight, I will boycott Donald Trump's State of the Union address," she said in the statement. "The American people deserve better than a low-down, scamming wannabe king who plans to stand at that podium and spew more lies; and I refuse to legitimize the weaponization of the federal government, blatant lies and corruption, and the destruction of our Constitutional principles and democratic norms."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}TEXAS DEMOCRAT CRIES FOR VOTING TALARICO OVER CROCKETT BECAUSE ‘WE NEED SOMEBODY WHO CAN WIN’
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat from Texas and U.S. Senate candidate, during a debate at the 2026 Texas AFL-CIO COPE Convention in Georgetown, Texas, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. ( Bob Daemmrich/The Texas Tribune/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Crockett, who is currently running in the Texas Democratic U.S. Senate primary, said she was not sent to D.C. "to coddle Donald Trump's ego."
"Instead of wasting time listening to Donald Trump lie to the American people, I will be back in Texas talking with families about the true state of our union: cuts to SNAP and Medicaid, rogue ICE agents on our streets, the Epstein cover-up, attacks on the First Amendment, and the unlawful tariffs that have made life too expensive for Texans," she said in the statement.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}TRUMP TOUTS ECONOMY, CLASHES WITH DEMOCRATS IN COMBATIVE STATE OF THE UNION
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on Feb. 24, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)
She indicated that the president has an "authoritarian agenda."
"The current state of our union is grim, but it is not permanent. I will spend tonight continuing the fight to actually strengthen the State of the Union," she said in the statement.
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In a statement to Fox News Digital on Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said, "Last night, President Trump honored many great Americans including Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe who was nearly murdered by an illegal terrorist and young Dalilah Coleman who nearly lost her life when an illegal alien trucker crashed into her – these are the Americans that Jasmine Crockett and Democrats turned their backs on.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Every Democrat in Congress tried to pass a $4 trillion dollar tax hike and voted against the working and middle class tax cuts the American people are seeing right now in their refunds. Democrats all refused to stand for putting Americans over illegal aliens. The list goes on. It’s not a surprise that they refuse to celebrate and honor the Americans who have benefitted from the commonsense policies Republicans have governed with," Jackson added.