Top Democrat Reveals Why He Walked Out Of Trump’s Speech: ‘Americans Know The Truth’ | EUROtoday

President Donald Trump delivered what many pundits warned could be a lie-filled State of the Union tackle on Tuesday, and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) walked out earlier than the president had even completed.

The Democrat shared his motive on social media shortly earlier than 11 p.m.

“Walked out of the State of the Union because I couldn’t sit through hours of Trump’s lies,” Warner wrote Tuesday night time on Bluesky. “Americans know the truth: he’s spiking prices and wrecking our economy. We’re a better country than this.”

Trump delivered the longest State of the Union tackle ever, and entered it together with his lowest approval rankings in 5 years. He spent a lot of the time flat-out mendacity about what he claimed have been his accomplishments.

Trump stated that the financial system is “roaring like never before,” despite the fact that it grew by solely 2.2% in 2025 — lower than in any yr beneath former President Joe Biden — and falsely stated gasoline now prices “below $2.30 a gallon in most states.”

Warner reportedly hoped previous to the speech that Trump would not less than talk about a possible U.S. struggle on Iran, arguing that it’s “incumbent on the president to make the case” for what his objectives are and “how we’re going to protect American interests in the region.”

“If we don’t hear it tonight, we need to hear it very, very, very soon,” Warner stated.

Trump shared no particular particulars in regards to the potential battle and merely confirmed that each diplomacy and army pressure stay on the desk.

But Warner lasted for much longer at Tuesday’s speech than a lot of his friends. Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was ejected earlier than Trump even began talking for holding an indication protesting the racist video Trump posted of former President Barack Obama and former first woman Michelle Obama.

Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) walked out after yelling in regards to the deadly shootings final month of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration brokers. Omar shouted on the president, “You have killed Americans!”

Some Democrats opted to skip the occasion completely, whereas others introduced survivors of late youngster predator Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has tried to distance himself from his well-known previous with Epstein.

While he was clearly annoyed by the speech, Warner appeared ready for it.

“Buckle up for hours of lies tonight from the President,” he wrote Tuesday afternoon on Bluesky. “Americans know the truth: he’s wrecking our economy, spending tens of billions on an out-of-control secret police, and lining his own pockets with grift after grift.”