Philadelphia Councilman Nicolas O’Rourke will give the progressive response to President Joe Biden‘s State of the Union address on behalf of the Working Families Party, one of the first times a noncongressional speaker will deliver the rebuttal.
The Working Families Party’s selection of O’Rourke signals the third party is searching for up-and-coming lawmakers to serve as their national representative for the progressive movement. The party has not endorsed Biden for the 2024 election despite endorsing him in 2020 but has adamantly opposed former President Donald Trump, the leading Republican nominee.
“Nicolas will bring all his moral clarity and strategic vision to this speech,” the Working Families Party’s national director, Maurice Mitchell, said in a statement. “Just like in
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