President Trump is set to deliver his 2026 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress tonight. Some Democrats are planning to skip the address and hold a rally called the “People’s State of the Union” on the National Mall instead. Senators Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley, Chris Murphy, Tina Smith and Chris Van Hollen and Representatives Yassamin Ansari, Becca Balint, Greg Casar, Veronica Escobar, Pramila Jayapal, Delia Ramirez and Bonnie Watson Coleman are expected to join the rally. In a statement, Senator Murphy said, “These aren’t normal times and showing up for this speech puts a veneer of legitimacy on the corruption and lawlessness that has defined [President Trump’s] second term.” It comes as Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, announced that he is inviting the family of Reverend Jesse Jackson to the State of the Union address. House Speaker Mike Johnson denied a request for Reverend Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol. The national president of the NAACP, Derrick Johnson, said, “Mike Johnson will defend a president who wants to unlawfully nationalize elections but won’t authorize a civil rights legend to lie in honor. That tells you everything you need to know about Mike Johnson and his gross disregard for our Constitution and our democracy.”