22 Dem Senators Rebuke Trump In Copy-Pasted Speech Ahead Of President’s Address To Congress

Twenty-two Democratic senators rebuked President Donald Trump in identical speeches Tuesday hours ahead of his address to a joint session of Congress.

The speech, part of the so-called “Shit That Ain’t True” campaign, primarily attacked the president on economic policy, citing the rising cost of eggs — though they also emphasized Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts to “vital government programs.” The videos posted to X began with a clip of Trump promising to “bring prices down starting on day one” before the senators recited the statement verbatim from chairs or couches in their congressional offices.

“Shit that ain’t true, that’s what you just heard.” Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 21 others said. “Since day one of Donald Trump’s presidency, prices are up, not down. Inflation is getting worse, not better … He’s pardoned violent criminals who beat police officers on January 6. He’s letting Elon Musk take a chainsaw, literally, to government programs that people need.”

Democrats are stepping up their offensive against Trump ahead of his first address to lawmakers in his second term, a “joint session of Congress” speech that is not technically a State of the Union address.

The party, a minority in both chambers of congress, is struggling to counter Trump’s shock-and-awe approach to policy implementation and seemingly trying to develop a new messaging strategy. The Democrats face a record-low 36% favorability rating, according to a Feb. 24 Harvard CAPS/Harris poll as the economy-focused speech appears to be an attempt to shift party messaging from divisive social issues to more universally resonant voter concerns.

“Trump, Musk and Republicans are taking services away from you in order to make room for tax cuts for billionaires like them,” Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly