Fuck them....

Mary Miller said over the weekend that she'll skip Joe Biden's State of the Union. Recent history suggests she likely won't be alone. 

Lawmaker boycotts of the president's annual address date back to 1971. 

Anthony Adragna

Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) said over the weekend that she would skip President Joe Biden's Tuesday State of the Union address, ensuring the recent history of boycotts of the speech continues.

"I will not be attending. I do not plan to show up to and listen to him continue to lie."

— Miller in an interview with Breitbart News

She likely won't be alone. Here's some historical reference for State of the Union protests:

• 1971: A group of 12 Black lawmakers boycotted President Richard Nixon's speech after he repeatedly declined requests to discuss his policy agenda. It was Congress' first organized protest of the speech and prompted Nixon to agree to a meeting with the group afterwards.
• 1999: With President Bill Clinton on trial in the Senate over impeachment articles, several Republicans said they would skip his speech, arguing he should've postponed it until after the proceedings concluded.
• 2012: Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) skipped then-President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, outlining his reasons in a harshly worded statement. "Congressman Lamborn believes the President is in full campaign mode and will use the address as an opportunity to bash his political opponents," his office said at the time.
• 2018: A number of Democratic lawmakers, including the late civil rights icon and then-Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), protested President Donald Trump's State of the Union address in the aftermath of his travel ban and derogatory comments about "shithole countries."
• 2020: A group of House Democrats, led by Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), boycotted Trump's address.
• 2022: A bunch of Republicans protested Biden's speech, including Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.).

It's pretty certain Miller won't be alone in skipping Biden's address on Tuesday. We'll keep an eye on those who pass up the chance to hear directly from the commander-in-chief.