Democrats deploy a multi‑platform counter‑rebuttal to Trump’s address
Democrats staged a two‑front media counterattack to Trump’s address: a live, Capitol-front rally dubbed the “People’s State of the Union” organized by MoveOn and MeidasTouch, and a humorous “State of the Swamp” rebuttal at the National Press Club with Defiance.org and Courier, all while maintaining traditional rebuttals (spanishing Spanberger and Padilla) afterward. The effort leverages left‑leaning media ecosystems and viral clips (Epstein messaging, ICE, affordability) to widen reach beyond TV, with hundreds of thousands or millions tuning in online. It signals Democrats treating information warfare as a key tactic, though it remains unclear whether these parallel broadcasts will sway voters in the midterms.