Some House Democrats are planning to invite sexual assault survivors as their guests to President Trump
Donald John TrumpHouse Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for ‘serious case of amnesia’ after testimony Skier Lindsey Vonn: I don’t want to represent Trump at Olympics Poll: 4 in 10 Republicans think senior Trump advisers had improper dealings with Russia MORE’s first State of the Union address, according to a new report.
An aide to Rep. Lois FrankelLois Jane FrankelWe will fight for our DREAMers Overnight Regulation: Trump issues order to ease ObamaCare rules | NRA opposes bill banning bump stocks | Dems propose writing campus sex assault guidance into law Dems unveil bill to write campus sexual assault guidance into law MORE (D-Fla.) told NBC News that some Democrats are planning the invitations to bring awareness to the issue.
"Some members will be bringing survivors of sexual assault and advocates as their guests," the aide told NBC News.
Karen (Jackie) Lorraine Jacqueline SpeierHouse Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for ‘serious case of amnesia’ after testimony Elaine Chao: Women can't let harassment hold them back GOP lawmaker says he'll repay cost of harassment settlement MORE (D-Calif.) saying Tuesday that she and other female House members are inviting lawmakers to weak black to Trump’s State of the Union in solidarity with the anti-sexual harassment “Me Too” and “Time’s Up” movements."This is a culture change that is sweeping the country and Congress is embracing it," Speier told The Hill in a statement.
Speier said the Democratic Women’s Working Group, which includes all of the female House members, was encouraging lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to wear black to the event, and that support is very high.
More than a dozen women came forward to publicly accuse Trump of sexual harassment during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Last month, three of the women banded together for the first time to call for a congressional investigation into Trump.
One Democrat, Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Earl BlumenauerDemocrat: Pelosi ‘ceded the moral high ground’ on sexual harassment Clyburn on disparity in responses to sexual allegations: ‘Who elected them?’ Third House Dem calls for Conyers to resign MORE (Ore.) announced last week that he would boycott Trump’s address.
“Rather than listening to yet another destructive and divisive speech by Trump, I will not attend this year’s annual address to Congress,” he said in a statement. “Instead, like I did during Trump’s Inauguration, I will be working here at home listening to Oregonians about what they think about the State of the Union.