Ditch Trump's State of the Union Address for the "State of the Swamp" Event
Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner
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🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
We all know that the dreaded State of the Union address is coming up on February 24th, where Donald Trump will spew his lies into the public square and slur his way through endless insults and grievances.
But guess what? You don't have to subject yourself to it. There is some great, pro-democracy counter-programming scheduled. It's called the State of the Swamp event in DC and it's being put on by Miles Taylor and defiance.org.
Here's a quick conversation with Miles Taylor about the upcoming event.
You can livestream the event for free, just go to: defiance.org.
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Justice Matters with former federal prosecutor and legal analyst Glenn Kirshner. |
| 0:15.9 | Today, Glenn talks with Miles Taylor about the state of the swamp event put on in Washington, D.C. by defiance.org. |
| 0:24.2 | That's next on Justice Matters. |
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