House Democrats bringing Jeffrey Epstein survivors to Trump’s State of the Union speech

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-democrats-bringing-jeffrey-epstein-survivors-trumps-state-union-rcna260285

45 Comments

  1. Colonel-Mooseknuckle on

    This is a ridiculous stunt. Don’t they know that the Dow was recently at 50,000?!

  2. BigHungryFlamingo on

    THIS is the shit we need more of. People do not understand the value potential of getting under Trump’s skin and inside his head. 

  3. Any_Security_8890 on

    It’s hard to embarrass someone with 0 morals. He will probably crack a joke about it or simply ignore them.

  4. swiftfoot_hiker on

    Epstein survivors + phil collins “In the air tonight” starring right at trump would be amazing

  5. **Summary**: Several House Democrats have invited Jeffrey Epstein survivors as guests to President Trump’s State of the Union address, using their presence to call for greater accountability in the Epstein case.
    *Key Details:*
    Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) invited survivor Haley Robson, who says she was trafficked by Epstein starting at age 16, framing her attendance as a stand against a “two-tiered system of justice.”

    Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) is bringing Sky and Amanda Roberts, the brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, an Epstein accuser who died by suicide last year.

    Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) invited New Mexico state Rep. Andrea Romero, who is investigating Epstein’s activities at his Zorro Ranch estate, where federal law enforcement reportedly never conducted a search.

    Some Democrats, including Reps. Maxine Dexter and Pramila Jayapal, chose not to attend themselves but sent survivors in their place as a symbolic gesture.

    Survivors and lawmakers have criticized the Justice Department for insufficient prosecution of Epstein’s accomplices and mishandling of redactions in released files.

    Several lawmakers and survivors plan to hold a press conference ahead of the address.

    The coordinated effort highlights ongoing frustration among survivors and Democratic lawmakers over the lack of accountability in the Epstein case, using the high-profile State of the Union platform to pressure the Trump administration for greater transparency and prosecution.

  6. Imaginary-Ad-7919 on

    The people of the United States must be very tired of a completely incompetent government.

  7. Anything they don’t like, they’ll say it’s ‘a stunt attempting to overshadow and dishonor the cherished American State of the Union our Dear Leader has prepared, using his own, literal blood to handwrite the document. You can buy a replica for only $666 dollars and a tiny piece of your soul.’

  8. And, what they should all do, is sit there looking at their phones. Or sit with their backs to him.

    Nothing would annoy [redacted] more than not getting the attention he craves.

  9. No_Delivery_329 on

    I think about the survivors and all they have went through. Rape, sexual assault, abuse, trafficking, all covered up with perpetrators redacted by the federal government. For years. At this point, I think all the allegations in the Epstein files are true until proven otherwise. They have only released 2% of the data, and redacted most of it. The rest must be absolutely insane.

  10. I do not plan to watch this. I usually watch the SotU address too. Not this year (nor last year). Hopefully the ratings are atrocious.

  11. I hope Trumps blood pressure stays on keel… Would hate for him to have a cardiovascular event!

  12. NotAnotherBlingBlop on

    I feel so sorry for the victims who have to sit through that piece of shit’s speech knowing that nothing will ever happen to him. Incredibly brave people.

  13. Brilliant_Source5206 on

    Good. It is wild, and I mean *wild,* how much grace they’ve shown so far.

    I’d be swinging a hammer at a gas station.

  14. Pointless if they are just going stand there in silence. He will just ignore them and give zero fucks

  15. Falala-Surprise-90 on

    I just want to take a moment to acknowledge the strength these women have to continually attend events where they are diregarded and mocked by the people in power who abused them and also by those who are protecting said abusers abusers is superhuman. If it weren’t for them, this would all be dust under the rug. I am in awe of their contribution to humanity.

  16. Interesting. So he’ll know ahead of time. Either he acknowledges them (and gets booed for lying about how much his administration is doing to give them justice) or he pretends he doesn’t see them, which would be viewed as yet again turning a blind eye to their suffering.

  17. ChronicButtSyndrome on

    They should shout to interrupt the way MTG did during Biden’s SotU, then watch Republicans try and talk shit about them.

  18. We may get to see the President of the United States call a group of child sex trafficking survivors “nasty women” in front the entire world.

    Even if not, those women and their families will 100% start getting death threats from MAGA extremists for trying to shame Dear Leader.

    If any of them happen to read this, I salute you. You’re brave as fuck.

  19. stop_drop_roll on

    Remember when Trump brought Bill Clinton’s accusers to the debate with Hillary? Pepperidge Farms remembers

  20. Adorable_Branch6502 on

    I think this is a much better approach than skipping. I wish the survivors had the opportunity to meet directly with the administration and get things moving towards prosecutions!

  21. Cool. Now show the same level of commitment when we ask for Universal Healthcare and student loan debt debt forgiveness and not being centrist Democrats.

  22. Absolutely 100% I am here for this. Remember how people stood up and yelled “liar” at Obama? How about we stand up and yell “kid fucker” at this guy?