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33. I didn't miss it. I declined to be held hostage for nearly two hours of the American version of a Kim Jong Un

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Who here skipped Trump's SOTU? [View all] Botany Feb 2026 OP

I missed it MoseShrute Feb 2026 #1

I would not watch that worthless piece of garbage. Trueblue1968 Feb 2026 #185

I did! What would be the point of watching it other than hope for a trainwreck? Scrivener7 Feb 2026 #2

I skipped it. That "thing" has nothing to say that I wish to hear. Glorfindel Feb 2026 #3

never planned on watching in the first place. I was also busy frying ice. CTyankee Feb 2026 #4

To remain somewhat sane, I make it a rule to never watch Trump speak, will only read excerpts from the transcripts. sop Feb 2026 #5

I couldn't watch some blathering idiot Emile Feb 2026 #6

My exact sentiments! Wuddles440 Feb 2026 #7

Volunteered to work jonstl08 Feb 2026 #8

Not gonna watch him ever newdeal2 Feb 2026 #9

Exactly what I did. Far less painful chicoescuela Feb 2026 #40

I had a book to finish The Blue Flower Feb 2026 #10

I did laundry BonnieJW Feb 2026 #108

✅️ Native Feb 2026 #11

Dammit, missed it! bagimin Feb 2026 #12

I didn't waste my time RainCaster Feb 2026 #13

I don't watch reruns. Especially when it sucked the first time. twodogsbarking Feb 2026 #14

My doctor told me The Wizard Feb 2026 #15

My doc said the same, but added: Keep going to the protests, they are REALLY helping you conditions. Attilatheblond Feb 2026 #159

Agreed! That voice and face are nauseating to me. DeeDeeNY Feb 26 #215

My son had it on in the kitchen while I was in my den watching Turkish TV series with English subtitles. I had to put on Pepsidog Feb 2026 #16

My perfect counter programming choice: Queer Eye (Netflix) Auggie Feb 2026 #17

Me! Me! Me! PCIntern Feb 2026 #18

I went to bed just before 9 pm EST BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #19

Similar story here. mwooldri Feb 2026 #56

Same here. My mom always said ... FakeNoose Feb 2026 #182

I have the eBook version of "1929" by Andrew Ross Sorkin BumRushDaShow Feb 2026 #187

I would have watched it, if they'd guaranteed it would be his last. dem4decades Feb 2026 #20

May it be so! A-Schwarzenegger Feb 2026 #72

I did what the entire Democratic House and Senate should have done yaesu Feb 2026 #21

no Streaming service Homoudont Feb 2026 #22

Us - me and my hubs. lark Feb 2026 #23

I did. Of all the things I contemplate doing at 3 A.M. DFW Feb 2026 #24

I make a point of not listening to pedophiles. CapnSteve Feb 2026 #25

I skipped it. Good God in butter, why would I waste an instant on that mess? Ocelot II Feb 2026 #26

"Good God in Butter" that is a brilliant line. Botany Feb 2026 #47

I have to admit I have borrowed that line a few times. Botany. Diamond_Dog Feb 2026 #49

I watched a new series "Law & Order: Epstein Victims Unit" Ritabert Feb 2026 #27

I gladly skipped this stupidity LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2026 #28

I didn't watch it. Trueblue Texan Feb 2026 #29

Didn't miss a thing C_U_L8R Feb 2026 #30

When it comes to Krasnov, I prefer STFU over SOTU. Prof. Toru Tanaka Feb 2026 #31

Nah, I was watching "Waking Ned" Conjuay Feb 2026 #32

I didn't miss it. I declined to be held hostage for nearly two hours of the American version of a Kim Jong Un Texin Feb 2026 #33

Nope. Ugh, just the thought of listening to him ramble on incoherently makes me cringe. Joinfortmill Feb 2026 #34

Hand Raised ProfessorGAC Feb 2026 #35

It's as though... GiqueCee Feb 2026 #36

The sound of his voice makes my teeth itch Klondike Kat Feb 2026 #37

I checked a couple of times to see if it was over. Ilsa Feb 2026 #38

When was it on? Last night? Yonnie3 Feb 2026 #39

MEEEEeeeee lamp_shade Feb 2026 #41

Hand Up. obnoxiousdrunk Feb 2026 #42

I did't wendyb-NC Feb 2026 #43

I didn't watch it but... Dave Id Feb 2026 #44

Me. But I watched Kimmel's coverage afterwards. ChicagoTeamster Feb 2026 #45

That made me so sad and so angry at the same time. I have a beautiful trans granddaughter and her parents generalbetrayus Feb 2026 #151

It was painful to watch. I think everyone could see with their own eyes how staged that was. And, she wasn't part of it. ChicagoTeamster Feb 2026 #157

We skipped it and will not watch or read commentary on it AverageOldGuy Feb 2026 #46

The SOTU was on? Prairie_Seagull Feb 2026 #48

🙋🏼 Clouds Passing Feb 2026 #50

I watched the alternative programming Martin Eden Feb 2026 #51

Netflix had on a documentary on Homo naledi that is older than Homo sapiens by @ least 150,000 years .... Botany Feb 2026 #61

✋🏼 UpInArms Feb 2026 #52

I did. I'm going to watch Rachel's panel discussion right now over coffee. Greybnk48 Feb 2026 #53

... catbyte Feb 2026 #54

I didn't watch Marthe48 Feb 2026 #55

Oh, was that on TV recently? SergeStorms Feb 2026 #57

I'm still sane...didn't even think of watching... MiHale Feb 2026 #58

I listened to APM's Marketplace instead SouthBayDem Feb 2026 #59

I couldn't put blinders on and cup my ears. Omnipresent Feb 2026 #60

I avoided any exposure to the Creep. tonekat Feb 2026 #62

Trump's SOTU... what's that? Montauk6 Feb 2026 #63

Didn't watch a single second angrychair Feb 2026 #64

I'm not interested in anything he has to say - TBF Feb 2026 #65

I watched The People's State of the Union instead EuterpeThelo Feb 2026 #66

"These are not normal times." BarbD Feb 2026 #103

I was too busy MaineNative Feb 2026 #67

Carcinogenic air( waves) pollution BattleRow Feb 2026 #68

Yup! Trump is a cancer. Botany Feb 2026 #76

I have more important things to do like watching grass grow or gargling razor blades. state of stupid Feb 2026 #69

Didn't watch. MontanaMama Feb 2026 #70

Me! Delmette2.0 Feb 2026 #71

I can't hear his voice LittleGirl Feb 2026 #73

Me! City Lights Feb 2026 #74

Oy! WestMichRad Feb 2026 #75

Put me in the didn't-watch column. democrank Feb 2026 #77

Me Jilly_in_VA Feb 2026 #78

I was pushing the SOTU alternatives, so naturally I skipped TSF's shitshow. nt Wednesdays Feb 2026 #79

I did cate94 Feb 2026 #80

Call me a wimp, but I don't handle pain and suffering very well. So no, I didn't watch it. I'd rather have a root canal. Fil1957 Feb 2026 #81

Oh yes! ChazInAz Feb 2026 #82

Me, but now I hear the recaps -- the screeching insults and Nixie Feb 2026 #83

me. myself and i.:) AllaN01Bear Feb 2026 #84

I did.. Playingmantis Feb 2026 #85

Yeppers I watched Forensic Files TommieMommy Feb 2026 #86

I'd rather stick pins in my eyes Danmel Feb 2026 #87

Didn't miss it MurrayDelph Feb 2026 #88

Why would Rebl2 Feb 2026 #89

Watched alternative SOTUs on YouTube DinahMoeHum Feb 2026 #90

No way I was watching that garbage. Six117 Feb 2026 #91

Instead I watched DownriverDem Feb 2026 #92

When was it? bif Feb 2026 #93

I listened to the first half hour on my local NPR station. MineralMan Feb 2026 #94

Couldn't face it. Can't stand even looking at him. Bobstandard Feb 2026 #95

Didn't watch tRump Wolf Frankula Feb 2026 #96

I can't listen to him for any length of time. cab67 Feb 2026 #97

I literally saw maybe 5 secs Roc2020 Feb 2026 #98

🤚 sarchasm Feb 2026 #99

My hand is raised. Quiet Em Feb 2026 #100

Stopped watching all of them since 2000. BigmanPigman Feb 2026 #101

oh snap RANDYWILDMAN Feb 2026 #102

I fell asleep as soon as he started talking. colorado_ufo Feb 2026 #104

Me. nt LAS14 Feb 2026 #105

Watched Oak Island Mopar151 Feb 2026 #106

Got a link? That sounds interesting. byronius Feb 2026 #113

I said they will find treasure... Chemical Bill Feb 2026 #178

Skipped IbogaProject Feb 2026 #107

I did. Dulcinea Feb 2026 #109

My sock drawer wasn't going to sort itself. mac56 Feb 2026 #110

I've heard him lie before NewLarry Feb 2026 #111

Raises hand here. Didnt waste my time with that virgdem Feb 2026 #112

Me ellemb Feb 2026 #114

Me. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2026 #115

I skipped it, watched some of the democrats on YouTube Tree Lady Feb 2026 #116

I was watching basketball. kentuck Feb 2026 #117

Me! LogDog75 Feb 2026 #118

I watched Paradise emmybee43 Feb 2026 #119

I watched the classic film "Gaslight" on TCM, instead. Knew I'd catch the allegorical oracle Feb 2026 #120

Ooo! Ol Janx Spirit Feb 2026 #121

Are you channeling "Welcome Back Kotter"? llmart Feb 2026 #137

watched grass grow. B.See Feb 2026 #122

I chose to have a colonoscopy while getting a root canal while listening to nails scraped across a chalkboard, instead. Buddyzbuddy Feb 2026 #123

OMG! lol vapor2 Feb 2026 #171

Watched pro wrestling. Much more believable than listening to trump Callie1979 Feb 2026 #124

I watched Robert DeNiro Felicita Feb 2026 #125

I didn't even remember it was on... mike_c Feb 2026 #126

My kitchen floor mgardener Feb 2026 #127

me samsingh Feb 2026 #128

I can't stand to even hear that idiot's voice. Warren_Pointe Feb 2026 #129

Didn't waste my time charliea Feb 2026 #130

👋 i just cannot abide hearing his voice. Puts my stomach in knots. Nt Figarosmom Feb 2026 #131

I did not watch or listen. No clips or news, either. Talitha Feb 2026 #132

Missed it Colorado Liberal Feb 2026 #133

Me! Owl Feb 2026 #134

I watched Miles Taylor's "State of the Swamp" instead. CousinIT Feb 2026 #135

ME!!! llmart Feb 2026 #136

Include me. I did something beautiful instead. NNadir Feb 2026 #138

Seeing/hearing him makes me nauseous -- actually nauseous. pat_k Feb 2026 #139

Had to give my pet raccoon a sponge bath! FireUpChips10 Feb 2026 #140

Proud to say I watched none of it and don't care what he says - even a little. mdbl Feb 2026 #141

I did, and I'm so glad of it! Sogo Feb 2026 #142

I watched the defiance one and skipped watching the 🍊🐖💩 kimbutgar Feb 2026 #143

I watched about an hour I think... EndlessMaze Feb 2026 #144

No way could I listen to 107 minutes of the Orange Shitgibbon's verbal diarrhea. MuirHero Feb 2026 #145

I didn't watch it. Beacool Feb 2026 #146

can NOT listen or look Jimmy76 Feb 2026 #147

I watched college basketball instead... maspaha Feb 2026 #148

Nope DiverDave Feb 2026 #149

My girlfriend and I made it through the verbal diarrhea OJC spewed last night until 10:18 PM EST generalbetrayus Feb 2026 #150

I watched a happy movie about a boy and his Dog. Flash953 Feb 2026 #152

Not completely. carpetbagger Feb 2026 #153

Aye. Exp Feb 2026 #154

Moi Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2026 #155

I did MustLoveBeagles Feb 2026 #156

Me, too. I am barely browsing headlines.... Bread and Circuses Feb 2026 #158

Skipped. BHDem53 Feb 2026 #160

I cannot listen to him at ALL Skittles Feb 2026 #161

Best Option for me stillspkg Feb 2026 #162

I've never been into masochism... regnaD kciN Feb 2026 #163

I refuse to even read anything he says Sweet Rosie Red Feb 2026 #164

I got myself nearly killed on my bike just to avoid hearing him talk again. Wonder Why Feb 2026 #165

I did watch to see who was present from SCOTUS but watched season 4 of Heroes the rest of the time vapor2 Feb 2026 #166

Saw bits and pieces of it in commentaries on YouTube Rob H. Feb 2026 #167

I did. BlueKentuckyGirl Feb 2026 #168

I deliberately switched to Netflix--can't stand listening to Trump and watching his facial expressions. . . . h2ebits Feb 2026 #169

Of course I did. I'm not a masochist. I've read the analysis and summaries, an that's enough. Martin68 Feb 2026 #170

Me. Ugh. Joinfortmill Feb 2026 #172

I skipped his rant Progressive dog Feb 2026 #173

missed it on principle oldinmtdem92 Feb 2026 #174

My blood pressure can't take even 5 minutes of his bragging and lies. appleannie1 Feb 2026 #175

I did. CozyMystery Feb 2026 #176

I did! PJMcK Feb 2026 #177

I can't do videos of him JBTaurus83 Feb 2026 #179

Thanks to DUers and Thriends for posting updates. Nt spooky3 Feb 2026 #180

Yo mahina Feb 2026 #181

So busy, so busy! Aussie105 Feb 2026 #183

Did laundry. Watched some Three Stooges on YouTube Blumancru Feb 2026 #184

Missed the whole thing! Sancho Feb 2026 #186

Former political junkie hibbing Feb 2026 #188

My wife and I watched it. We ended up yelling at the TV a lot. But Maddow did a good recap with the MS Now crew. PatrickforB Feb 2026 #189

Skipped indigoth Feb 2026 #190

Me. love_katz Feb 2026 #191

I watched the ENTIRE THING AND I SCREAMED And THREW THINGS at my TV YoshidaYui Feb 2026 #192

One more nice thing about Hawaii - 5 hours behind EST. waterwatcher123 Feb 2026 #193

We did debsy Feb 2026 #194

I did Faux pas Feb 2026 #195

Yes- I don't know who's more infuriating, Trump or the sycophants cheering. kerry-is-my-prez Feb 2026 #196

I did iemanja Feb 2026 #197

Actually Timewas Feb 2026 #198

Meeeeee! zok21 Feb 2026 #199

I didn't want my temper rising BunnyMcGee Feb 2026 #200

I did not watch. Instead, evemac Feb 2026 #201

I had something meaningful to do. IGoToDU Feb 2026 #202

I won't give that hulking piece of shit pedophile one second of my attention Blue Owl Feb 2026 #203

Me!! SirReal69 Feb 2026 #204

Me! Me! Count me in please! Dem4life1970 Feb 2026 #205

🙋‍♀️ AllyCat Feb 2026 #206

I intended to skip it in favor of The People's State of the Union. But our guest and my husband voted to watch it. summer_in_TX Feb 26 #207

Me SimplyHadEnough Feb 26 #208

Wasn't getting up at 3 AM Old Crank Feb 26 #209

🖐🖐🖐 Count 3 here! Silver Gaia Feb 26 #210

I sure did, I knew I couldn't take it, though I posted the video for those few who might be interested Rhiannon12866 Feb 26 #211

I slept for the entire time! IzzaNuDay Feb 26 #212

i turned off the teevee to be sure i didn't hear a peep. pansypoo53219 Feb 26 #213

Me. There was no point BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 26 #214

That orange gibbon gave a speech? (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Feb 26 #216

I had more.... MarcoZandrini Feb 26 #217

I took a nap right before the SOTU for an hour. I woke up to turn on the TV and he was still ranting & raving. Jacson6 Feb 26 #218