Participating in the official State of the Union address while norms are violated makes one complicit, and the boycott is a necessary, important statement against fascism.

“It's why I think the boycott is so important. Now look, I understand and I'm not going to fault individuals who show up as a sign of protest. But I will fault people who behave like it's a normal thing to be a part of that state of the union. It it it is not.”