I read this about Emily just this morning. She is a brave woman.
Washington U.S. Rep. Emily Randall, showed up to make a statement—but still walked out when they reached their breaking point.
Randall told The Advocate she had no illusions about what Trump would say. But she initially felt it was important to be in the room.
“He’s in our house. He’s in the people’s house when he comes to do a joint session,” the queer lawmaker said. “And I believe it’s important that we stand and listen and witness and don’t cede our territory just because we disagree or we know he’s lying.”
That changed when Trump used a child cancer survivor in the gallery as a political prop—while simultaneously pushing devastating Medicaid cuts.
“The hypocrisy of pointing to a child to score political points at the same time that he is working along with Republicans in the House to gut Medicaid as we know it was a bridge too far for me,” Randall said. “And that’s when I stood up and left.”
I read this about Emily just this morning. She is a brave woman.
Washington U.S. Rep. Emily Randall, showed up to make a statement—but still walked out when they reached their breaking point.
Randall told The Advocate she had no illusions about what Trump would say. But she initially felt it was important to be in the room.
“He’s in our house. He’s in the people’s house when he comes to do a joint session,” the queer lawmaker said. “And I believe it’s important that we stand and listen and witness and don’t cede our territory just because we disagree or we know he’s lying.”
That changed when Trump used a child cancer survivor in the gallery as a political prop—while simultaneously pushing devastating Medicaid cuts.
“The hypocrisy of pointing to a child to score political points at the same time that he is working along with Republicans in the House to gut Medicaid as we know it was a bridge too far for me,” Randall said. “And that’s when I stood up and left.”