(Portland, OR) -- U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden of Oregon are skipping President Trump's State of the Union address tonight in favor of hosting their own town hall. Wyden says "sitting through Donald Trump's unhinged ramblings about his unconstitutional schemes does nothing to help Oregonians." Merkley and Wyden will instead host a virtual town hall for Oregonians today. The Democrats will answer questions and invite residents to share their thoughts on how to fight back against what they call Trump's assaults on the Bill of Rights. Their People's Town Hall will begin at 2:30 Pacific on YouTube. Wyden and Merkley are among dozens of Democratic lawmakers planning to skip todays State of the Union address.