Calls to skip President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE's planned address to the nation on his push for a border wall and the partial government shutdown went viral on social media Tuesday afternoon.

The hashtag "#BoycottTrumpPrimeTime" held the top spot among trending U.S. hashtags on Twitter, with prominent left-leaning organizations and some celebrities joining social media users' call for Americans to avoid watching the address, scheduled for Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET.

"As I made clear on my @SXMProgress show last night: The big TV networks should NOT be covering Trump's speech of lies & racism - that should only air on Fox News where it belongs," Sirius XM host Dean Obedaillah wrote on Twitter.

As I made clear on my @SXMProgress show last night: The big TV networks should NOT be covering Trump's speech of lies & racism - that should only air on Fox News where it belongs: #BoycottTrumpPrimeTime #PrimeTimeTrump https://t.co/saWQVK2z9y — (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) January 8, 2019

"[A]nd now @realDonaldTrump's taking his #TrumpTantrum to a television network near you... doesn't change the fact that it's a racist & wasteful ($5,000,000,000) wall. #BoycottTrumpPrimeTime," wrote the progressive organizing group MoveOn.org.

... and now @realDonaldTrump's taking his #TrumpTantrum to a television network near you... doesn't change the fact that it's a racist & wasteful ($5,000,000,000) wall. #BoycottTrumpPrimeTime — MoveOn (@MoveOn) January 8, 2019

Others such as GLAAD, an LGBTQ rights organization, posted a number of television suggestions for Americans to watch instead of the president's speech.

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"With #BoycottTrumpPrimeTime trending, it looks like y'all need something else to watch tonight. Here are our suggestions of TV shows, movies and other content that lift up the voices of marginalized people," GLAAD wrote, before tweeting a thread of TV shows to binge-watch during the address.

Padma Lakshmi, host of "Top Chef" on Bravo, took aim at Trump personally in a tweet urging Americans to avoid listening to the "senile" president use "racist rhetoric" against immigrants.

"No one needs to listen to a senile man spout incoherent racist rhetoric for an hour while 38 million Americans are losing their food stamps and thousands more are being evicted because of this pointless shutdown," she wrote.

No one needs to listen to a senile man spout incoherent racist rhetoric for an hour while 38 million Americans are losing their food stamps and thousands more are being evicted because of this pointless shutdown. #BoycottTrumpPrimeTime https://t.co/8lKdkpPKDN — Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) January 8, 2019

All of the major broadcast and cable news networks confirmed Monday that they would air President Trump's Oval Office address on the shutdown live.

The networks will also broadcast a response from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPowell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerDemocrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise Pelosi, Schumer 'encouraged' by Trump call for bigger coronavirus relief package Schumer, Sanders call for Senate panel to address election security MORE (D-N.Y.).

Others like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersSenate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll Schumer, Sanders call for Senate panel to address election security MORE (I) have also said they will issue a response to Trump's address.