House Democrats try to shut down SOTU disruptions

• Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was ejected from the speech and later censured for standing up and repeatedly shouting at the beginning of the speech.
• House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) privately confronted some of the members who put on more exuberant shows of opposition.

Driving the news: In a meeting of House Democrats' whip team Wednesday morning, Jeffries said there were "two options" for how to approach the State of the Union, according to a senior House Democrat and two other sources familiar with his comments.

• The first option: Lawmakers can boycott the event, as has been done in recent years for speeches given by Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
• The second: They can sit in "silent defiance," which was Democratic leadership's preferred tactic for last year's speech.

What we're hearing: There is little chatter in the caucus right now about progressives or any other group disrupting Trump's speech, the senior House Democrat told Axios.

• Instead, they said, the more resistance-minded lawmakers are expected to skip the event and go to an "alternative viewing site."
• But several Democrats later told Axios they would still like to register their opposition to Trump from inside the chamber.

Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional reporting.

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