Over 70 House and Senate Democrats boycotted President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening, and held multiple alternate events instead, as they ranted and fumed over the Trump administration’s policies.
For some reason, progressive Democrats think they will win voters over by dressing up as animals.
One event was sponsored by the left-wing group MoveOn and featuring former MSNBC hosts Joy Reid and Katie Phang.
Another event in Washington, D.C. was hosted by a group called Defiance.org, which featured several people prancing around on the stage in frog costumes, and other animals marching around trying to rev up the crowd. The event was titled, “State of the Swamp: The rebuttal to the State of the Union.”
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ranted and raged against Trump at that event, while a group of “frogs” stood at the side of the stage, and several people in the audience were seen wearing bizarre green frog eyes on their heads.
We will not bow… to the tyranny that’s coming from the White House. @ChicagosMayor #SOTU #DEFIANCE pic.twitter.com/WTZpD7rAVH
— DEFIANCE.org (@defiancedotorg) February 25, 2026
At the same event, a man came on stage in a giraffe costume and began screeching his opposition to President Trump.
“I’m fresh out of an ICE prison in Minneapolis! I’ve been arrested three times by ICE over absurdity!” he howled.
The giraffe man has since been identified as Louis Robert Potylo, otherwise known as “Robby Roadsteamer.”
RNC Research shared a video of the stunt and wrote, “This is what Democrats are doing instead of attending President Trump’s State of the Union speech. Democrats are literally hanging out with deranged Leftists dressed in giraffe costumes bragging about getting arrested by ICE.”
This is Louis Robert Potylo, aka “Robby Roadsteamer,” who recently had to cool his jets in the Hennepin County Jail. Is this really the best they can get? pic.twitter.com/NAUQT4G2CY
— Stu Smith (@thestustustudio) February 25, 2026
The giraffe stunt is generating massive backlash and mockery by conservatives.
Riley Gaines quipped, “Who is advising the Democrats and how do we make sure they never quit?”
Comedian Tim Young wrote, “They don’t just hate America… they’re mentally ill.”
Prominent X user Catturd mocked, “Break out the straitjackets.”
Libs of TikTok wrote, “Meanwhile at the Democrats’ counter state of the union event…The absolute state of the Democratic party.”
Potylo responded with a sneer, “MAGA Cult shitting themselves over my electric performance last night at the Counter State Of The Union! “Oh no the big Bad giraffe is triggering meeeeee wahhhh, give me Pumpkin Spice Satan pleeez!””
MAGA Cult shitting themselves over my electric performance last night at the Counter State Of The Union! “Oh no the big Bad giraffe is triggering meeeeee wahhhh, give me Pumpkin Spice Satan pleeez!”pic.twitter.com/5lwyZmDKnQ
— Robby Roadsteamer (@RobbyRoadsteame) February 25, 2026
Nothing like inviting a guy you wouldn’t invite to a playground to a democrats state of the democratic party event. pic.twitter.com/AH2fmYeeb7
— 0HOUR1 (@0hour1) February 25, 2026
Democrat Rep. Maxine Dexter of Oregon was also joined onstage by multiple people dressed up in frog costumes. Dexter recently declared she wants to completely dismantle ICE, the chief U.S. immigration enforcement agency, if Democrats regained power.
Let’s check in on the Dem counter event to Trump’s SOTU… pic.twitter.com/5rBoH38bPz
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 25, 2026
The frogs also came on stage with Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden (Oregon), who raged, “Political change starts at the grass roots and this election we’re gonna win, and we’re going to start turning this country around and throwing Trump out!”
“Political change starts at the grass roots and this election were gonna win, and we’re going to start turning this country around and throwing Trump out!” – @RonWyden pic.twitter.com/Z9QlfY8W0K
— DEFIANCE.org (@defiancedotorg) February 25, 2026
A meeting of hearts and minds: @Acosta and the frogs. #SOTU #defiance #stateoftheswamp pic.twitter.com/suAhe7p0Pa
— DEFIANCE.org (@defiancedotorg) February 25, 2026
The frogs are called the “Portland Frog Brigade.”
The Portland Frog Brigade is on Capitol Hill today, helping us deliver U.S. Constitutions to the House and Senate.
Let’s keep reminding our elected officials of their oath to uphold our Constitution—instead of listening to some wannabe king. pic.twitter.com/e3nyob50rG
— DEFIANCE.org (@defiancedotorg) February 24, 2026
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