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“There’s only so much bullshit a person can tolerate,” Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, a freshman Democrat, posted on X after she walked out on the speech.
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove walked out of President Donald Trump’s joint address to the nation’s leaders on Tuesday, March 4, saying she had heard enough.
Kamlager-Dove, D-Los Angeles, who represents California’s 37th Congressional District, said she walked out “on behalf of the people” of her Los Angeles-area district.
"Inside the Issues" host Amrit Singh is joined by U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., for reaction to President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress. She also shares the possible next steps for Democrats following the speech.
Several House Democrats — including Reps. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.), Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.), LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) — walked out of the speech several minutes later.
Some members, like Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) just walked out on Trump, the latter saying “there’s only so much bullsh*t a person can take.”
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, D-Los Angeles, is bringing Sylvia Joyner, acting president of the American Federation of Government Local 1534, which represents workers employed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Department of States and the U.S.
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., posted on X that she walked out of the speech because she found the president's remarks "shameful."
"There’s only so much bulls--- a person can tolerate," she wrote.
California Democratic Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove was one of the Democrats who left. She wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that “there’s only so much (expletive) a person can tolerate.”
Democratic Reps. Sydney Kamlager-Dove and Maxwell Frost released statements after they left the speech.
"Through walking out, my message to Donald Trump is simple: stop the lies, stop the cheating, and stop the stealing -- enough is enough. The American people deserve better," Kamlager-Dove said.
In this episode of Plaza Central, host Benjamin Gedan, director of the Wilson Center’s Latin America Program, is joined by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove of California, a co-sponsor of the Summit of the Americas Act, to discuss the past, present, and future of this hemispheric gathering.