Trump Asks Congress To Stand If Their Duty Is To American Citizens: Guess Who Didn’t Stand?

Democrats remained seated on Tuesday when President Donald Trump gave them to chance to stand in solidarity with U.S. citizens over illegal immigrants.

Trump asked all members of Congress who agree with the statement, “The duty of the American government is to protect Americans citizens, not illegal aliens,” to stand. He then rebuked the Democratic lawmakers remained seated for two whole minutes.

“You should be ashamed of yourself, not standing up,” Trump said. “You should be ashamed of yourself. That is why I’m also asking you to end deadly sanctuary cities that protect the criminals and enact serious penalties for public officials who block the removal of illegal aliens, in some cases drug lords, murderers all over the country. They’re blocking the removal of these people out of our country, and you should be ashamed of yourselves.”

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Many Democrats did not stand up in support of the families of Laken Riley and Jocelyn Nungaray — who were both murdered by illegal immigrants under former President Joe Biden’s administration — at Trump’s joint session speech in March 2025.

In January 2025, 159 Democrats voted against the Laken Riley Act, a law that requires federal immigration enforcement to detain illegal immigrants who commit theft-related crimes.

Democrats have repeatedly condemned Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration and have even supported