A group of Democrats are planning to boycott President Trump’s State of the Union Address next week because they can’t treat their Trump Derangement Syndrome long enough to be adults and participate in an annual function required by our Constitution.
But fortunately, at least one Democrat – a potential 2028 presidential candidate, no less – is calling them out.
Stephen A. Smith from ESPN criticized the Democrats’ plan to boycott and possibly disrupt Trump’s upcoming State of the Union address. He contended that the party continues to display immaturity, suggesting that, unlike the rest of the country, they feel the need to turn every workplace disagreement into a dramatic event.
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“The president of the United States is going to give his State of the Union address, and the Democrats got other plans,” Smith said. “So some are talking about walking out in the middle of this speech. Others are talking about boycotting it altogether and essentially finding something else to do.”
“I’m here to tell you that neither is acceptable. Neither should be acceptable. At some point in time, ladies and gentlemen, there’s got to be an adult in the room.”
This comes after it became glaringly apparent at the Munich Security Conference that several prominent Democrats, many of them viewed as potential 2028 presidential contenders, struggled to answer even basic foreign policy questions. Critics noted that, regardless of where one stands on Republican foreign policy positions, GOP leaders tended to speak with clarity, confidence, and a defined strategy. The contrast, they argued, was striking. And according to Smith, that same lack of authority isn’t only limited to the international stage; it’s showing up at home as well.
“If you’re going to act as juvenile, as petulant, as petty as you accused the president of the United States to be, how are you ever going to hold a high moral ground, at least high enough to judge him accordingly?” Smith asked. “If people on the right can turn and look at you and say, you’re no better, you act no better, where’s it going to get you? See, these are the kinds of things that end up getting people like myself and others in the news, because we’re talking about getting things done. I’ve said repeatedly, and I’ll state it again, and I’ll make news by saying it again. I have no desire to be an elected official.”
Smith criticized the Democrats for lacking both common sense and fundamental decency, claiming that their actions undermine the very office they were elected to uphold. He emphasized that even if he personally disagrees with or dislikes the individual in power, he still holds great respect for the institution itself and what it stands for. According to him, the Democrats seem more interested in putting on a show and tarnishing the dignity of their roles just to score points against President Trump.
I’ve never entertained politics in my life. I’m certainly not an aficionado on the issues. Got a long way to go to learn all the things that go on. But you know what I have? I have common sense. I have decency. I have respect for the office even when, or if I didn’t respect the individual, because I would understand that as a representative, whether it be that as a representative or a Senate, a Senator in the United States of America, guess what? I have a constituency to answer to.
“And I have people who need me, who I represent, and whether I like it or not, this individual is in office until 2028, and I got to find a way to do business with him in order to get something done,” he went on. “You see, when you go to the American people, and you ask the American people, you, stand up, step up, and handle your business. Stop b**ching and screaming all the time.”
Smith contended that for regular Americans, facing challenges at work doesn’t give you the right to simply walk away or throw a fit. Instead, you show up, pay your bills, and do what needs to be done. He pointed out that this same mindset often seems to elude elected officials, who instead act like children and turn every disagreement into a public spectacle.
When you got problems at the job, when you got bills to pay, when you got a family to take care of, find a way to work around it and handle your business. How come that can’t apply to elected officials? Why do they get to get away with that? Why do they get to circumvent those rules and regulations? Why do they get to circumvent the need and the insistence of mere decorum? This is the kind of stuff that ticks me off.
You and I may not agree on everything, Stephen A, but we definitely do agree on some things. This is one of them.
