Jasmine Crockett trashes Trump, boycotts his speech: 'The current state of our union is grim'

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas said Tuesday that she would "boycott" President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech.

She blasted him as a "wannabe king" and described the present state of the union as "grim."

"Tonight, I will boycott Donald Trump's State of the Union address," she said in the statement. "The American people deserve better than a low-down, scamming wannabe king who plans to stand at that podium and spew more lies; and I refuse to legitimize the weaponization of the federal government...