Addressing thousands of Democrats on Saturday, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal highlighted a legal action that separated him from the crowd.

“I’m the only person in this arena who is being sued by Donald Trump,” Neal said.

The Massachusetts Democratic Party held its annual convention at the MassMutual Center, bringing thousands of delegates across the state to downtown Springfield on Saturday.

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“I didn’t pick this fight but I’m not going to shy away from it,” Neal told the crowd to cheers. “I’m not going to be intimidated by lawsuits or threats.”

Trump filed a lawsuit against the Democrat-led House Ways and Means Committee and the New York state’s attorney to block the release of his tax returns this summer.

The president was a common theme among the more than two dozen speakers.

“Trump is a racist who works everyday to advance a white nationalist agenda from the White House,” Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair Gus Bickford said in his opening remarks.

Neal, 70, has represented Massachusetts’s 1st Congressional District for three decades. He previously served as the mayor of Springfield and on the city council. He assumed the high-ranking role as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee in January.

While speaking to the crowd, he highlighted his record in Congress, saying, “What we’ve done for the past few months is just scratching the surface.”

He called upon the group to come together ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

“Donald Trump is the most reckless president in our lifetime and we must be united in defeating him,” Neal said before voicing support for another fellow Massachusetts Democrat challenging Trump. “President Elizabeth Warren sounds pretty good.”

Neal is facing a challenger for his seat next fall. Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse announced in July he will challenge Neal.

Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the keynote speakers of the day’s events, along with Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action.