Chris Wicker isn’t quite sure which emotions will bubble to the top when he walks into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday night for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress.

A number of Democratic lawmakers invited federal workers who were fired as part of the many DOGE cuts to President Trump’s first address to Congress. Three of them – who are also military veterans – joined CNN’s Abby Phillip with their reaction to the speech and Trump’s first month and half in office.

Bay Area members of Congress invited a diverse group of people to attend Tuesday Presidential address to Congress. Laid off federal workers, veterans, social service and health care advocates traveled to Washington D.