Discussion Thread: Responses to the 2026 State of the Union Address

Addresses in response to the State of the Union will begin shortly after the conclusion of SOTU.

News and analysis

• NPR: Democrats tap Spanberger, Padilla to respond to State of the Union

• AP: Democrats are banking on Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s cost-focused message to counter Trump

• Working Families Party: Rep. Summer Lee to Present Working Families Party Response to Trump’s State of the Union

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Where to watch

• PBS NewsHour via YouTube: Gov. Abigail Spanberger Provides Democratic Response to Trump’s State of the Union

• Senator Alex Padilla via YouTube: En Vivo: Senator Alex Padilla Issues Response in Spanish to Donald Trump’s State of the Union

• Working Families Party: WFP’s 2026 response to the State of the Union

• Some Democratic lawmakers will attend a protest against the SOTU speech starting at 8:30 p.m. Eastern during the “People’s State of the Union Address” (PBS NewsHour YouTube link; a C-SPAN alternative is here).