Democrats plan to counter President Donald Trump’s State of the Union (SOTU) address by bringing guests related to the Jeffrey Epstein files and Immigration and Customs of Enforcement’s (ICE) operations.
Multiple Democratic lawmakers announced ahead of the president’s major address that they plan to bring guests, including alleged victims of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as individuals allegedly detained by ICE during protests and riots in Minnesota following the death of Renee Nicole Good.
Democrat Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar announced she is bringing four guests to President Donald Trump’s SOTU speech Tuesday night.
Omar will be taking Rahman, Mary Granlund, Mubashir Hussen and Gerardo Orozco Guzman.
“The stories of these four Minnesotans reflect how ICE’s reckless actions in Minnesota through ‘Operation Metro Surge’ have devastated Minnesotans’ safety and economic security,” her press release stated.
Several other Democrats have chosen to invite alleged victims of Epstein to attend Trump’s speech. Democrat California Rep. Ro Khanna announced Monday that he will be bringing Haley Robson, an alleged survivor of Epstein’s abuse, as his guest to the event.
Robson appeared alongside Khanna and Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, as well as several alleged Epstein survivors, outside the U.S. Capitol in September, where she urged the administration to make the Epstein files public and ensure accountability.
“Haley’s courageous fight is proof that this isn’t about politics, it’s about exposing America’s two-tiered system of justice and bringing accountability to the Epstein class involved in the horrific abuse of young girls,” said Khanna in a statement. “She and her fellow survivors’ bravery was the catalyst for changing a rotten system and finally standing up for humanity and American values.”
Democrat Virginia Rep. James Walkinshaw announced Saturday that he plans to bring Jess Michaels, who alleged Epstein sexually abused her in 1991 at the age of 22, WUSA9 News reported. (RELATED: DOJ Allegedly Monitoring Lawmakers Accessing Epstein Records)
Walkinshaw’s fellow Democrat Reps. Suhas Subramanyan of Virginia and Jamie Raskin of Maryland said they plan to bring family members of the late Virginia Giuffre — a prominent accuser of Epstein who died by suicide in 2025 — as their guests.
🚨 Alleged Epstein victim Teresa Helm condemns system that elevated Maxwell’s voice before survivors’.
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Sky and Amanda Roberts, the brother and sister-in-law of Giuffre, will observe from the House Floor as Trump delivers his speech.
“Virginia Roberts Giuffre bravely pursued justice for the victims and accountability for the perpetrators of the horrific crimes committed against girls and young women by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and other upper-class abusers who took part in the pair’s vicious trafficking ring,” said Raskin in a joint statement. “I’m grateful Sky and Amanda Roberts accepted our offer to honor Virginia’s memory and lead a chorus of voices from across America and the world demanding truth and justice, the opposite of what Donald Trump and Pam Bondi have been working for in their shocking coverup.”
House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia said Monday he will bring Annie Farmer — the sister of alleged Epstein survivor Maria Farmer — as his guest to the State of the Union. (RELATED: REPORT: New Emails Allegedly Show How Epstein Lured Young Girls)
Annie Farmer is a courageous survivor of Epstein’s abuse. I’ve invited Annie to the State of the Union so she can join other survivors and remind the President of his refusal to release all the Epstein files.
I’ll be at the People’s State of the Union and tell her story.
— Congressman Robert Garcia (@RepRobertGarcia) February 23, 2026
Garcia, however, said he will not attend the address himself and instead plans to participate in the “People’s State of the Union.” Farmer will attend the president’s speech in his place, Garcia told MS Now, according to an X post from congressional reporter Mychael Schnell.
“We’ve kind of talked about kind of tag-teaming tomorrow. And so I’ll be doing a couple different appearances, we’ll be doing some stuff together, and then she’ll be going to the State of the Union,” Garcia told Schnell.
