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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.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) released the following statement after walking out of Donald Trump’s Joint Address to Congress:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) announced that Sylvia B. Joyner, a former USAID worker and Acting President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1534, will accompany her to tomorrow’s Joint Address.
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.
LOS ANGELES, CA — To commemorate the end of Black History Month, Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) introduced the Restoring the Promise of Freedom Package, which includes the Revitalizing and Empowering Freedom Settlements Through Opportunity, Resilience, and Education (RESTORE) Act co-led by Rep.