Arizona Democrats boycott State of the Union as Kelly vows Trump ‘can’t intimidate’ him

By: Jim Small

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: February 23, 2026

Words: 807

Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago


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The majority of the Democrats in Arizona’s congressional delegation say they will be skipping President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, but the Arizona Democrat targeted most directly by the president said he’ll be there as an act of defiance.

“Two weeks ago, Donald Trump tried to have me arrested for something I said that he didn’t like, so I’m going to be in that room because he can’t intimidate me or …

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