Some Democrat lawmakers appear ready to ignore advice from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., to avoid disrupting or drawing attention away from President Donald Trump’s addresses to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.

There were indelible memories of Democrat “resistance” during Trump’s addresses to Congress in his first term — lawmakers boycotting, booing, walking out, and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripping up her copy of Trump’s 2020 speech behind his back.

Now it appears a clash is brewing between party traditionalists and members of the anti-Trump wing, who are discussing options that include outright disruption to protest the speech, Axios reported.

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