Dear MoveOn member,
Huge news: We're boycotting Donald Trump's State of the Union. We have a much better option for that night, and we need your help to make it impossible to ignore.
On February 24, Trump will stand before Congress and try to take a victory lap. He'll lie and claim everything is going great, when we know his regime terrorizes our neighborhoods and hands more wealth to billionaires. Trump's deplorable actions demand a unified response from every corner of our movement.
That's why MoveOn is working with dozens of Democratic champions in Congress, movement allies and partners, and the very people who have been hurt and negatively impacted by the Trump administration to tell the truth about what's actually happening in America.
So instead of watching Trump's (rambling, incoherent) speech next Tuesday, we will produce and broadcast our own counterprogramming instead with the help of our friends at MeidasTouch. As The New York Times reports, The People's State of the Union will be hosted by political commentators Joy Reid and Katie Phang!1
The Trump administration is furious. They released a statement lambasting MoveOn and progressive champions in Congress for "refus[ing] to celebrate and honor" Trump's speech.2
Mounting an event like this on one of the highest-stakes media nights of the year takes a lot of planning and resources. We need to coordinate with members of Congress, partners, the media, and creators; hire and ensure security; organize volunteer trainings; run rehearsals; publicize our event; rent sound and lighting equipment; fund our livestream technology; and more. And we need to move fast, because the speech is just days away.
Can you chip in $9 today to help us pull off The People's State of the Union and make this boycott impossible for the media to ignore? (If you have saved your payment information with ActBlue, your donation will go straight through.)
The People's State of the Union will run during Trump's address, giving people an alternative to watching him lie for two hours.
We'll livestream the whole thing so anyone can tune in and be part of this moment of resistance. And we're aiming for hundreds of people to be there in person, tens of thousands watching live online, and millions watching fiery clips throughout the night and the days ahead.
Our goal is simple: make it so every single news story about the State of the Union has to mention the boycott.
We'll make it so the images from our event compete with images from inside the chamber. We'll show that we aren't just going along with Trump's agenda as if everything is normal.
Your contribution right now will help us build the production infrastructure and amplify this message across digital platforms where millions of people will see it. Every dollar goes directly toward making this event as visible and impactful as possible.
Will you donate $9 today to power The People's State of the Union? (If you have saved your payment information with ActBlue, your donation will go straight through.)
Thanks for all you do.
–Nakia, Liz, Christina, Toni, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Democrats Plan to Counter Trump's Speech to Congress With Rally," The New York Times, February 18, 2026
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/us/politics/democrats-trump-congress.html
2. "How Democrats Are Planning to Protest Trump's State of the Union," Time, February 18, 2026
https://time.com/7379577/trump-state-of-the-union-democrats-protest-rally/
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