People's State of the Union

The MeidasTouch Podcast

MeidasTouch Network

News, Politics

4.9 • 56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 208 minutes

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MeidasTouch and MoveOn Civic Action host the People’s State of the Union live from the National Mall in D.C. Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid, the event will feature lawmakers alongside federal workers, immigrants, and Americans impacted by Trump’s policies. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:10.3	The Good evening, everyone, everyone.
3:40.0	I'm Katie Bethel, and I'm the executive director of MoveOn. MoveOn is one of the largest
3:45.9	progressive advocacy organizations in the country. We're a force of millions with members in
3:52.4	every congressional district in America. And on behalf of our members and our co-hosts, the Midas
4:00.7	Touch Network, it is my privilege to welcome you to the people's state of the union.
4:12.7	Some of you may know that giving a state of the union address, or at least a report, is part
4:20.4	of the job of the president.
4:22.0	It's constitutionally required.
4:24.5	So in a great shift, Donald Trump is following the law tonight.
4:36.6	So why are we boycotting? Why are we boycotting the State of the Union?
4:44.6	We're boycotting because we know that Donald Trump's State of the Union will bear no resemblance to what's actually happening in this country today. He will lie,
4:50.0	distort, and ignore the real stories. He's not going to talk about the killings of innocent people.
4:58.3	He's not going to talk about the thousands of people who are afraid every day because of ice roaming their streets.
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