Several Democrats walked out of the State of the Union: 'It's all fake'

Rep. Tim Ryan.
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Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) all walked out of the State of the Union.

Ryan got up and left after President Trump brought up prescription drug prices. He tweeted, "I just walked out of the #StateOfTheUnion. I've had enough. It's like watching professional wrestling. It's all fake."

Speier walked out after Trump brought up late-term abortion, and Omar and Tlaib departed as Trump crowed about Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court.

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