Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, sat out President Donald Trump's address to Congress in 2017, and the harsh Trump critic doesn't plan to attend his first State of the Union address either. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado, protested President Barack Obama's policies in 2012 by boycotting the State of the Union address, citing Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, his position on the Keystone pipeline and defense cuts. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call Group/CQ-Roll Call,Inc.

Rep. John Shadegg, R-Arizona, skipped President Bill Clinton's 1999 address after his impeachment. Scott J. Ferrell/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images

Rep. Bob Schaffer, R-Colorado, skipped Clinton's 1999 address after his impeachment. Scott J. Ferrell/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images

Rep. Bob Barr, R-Georgia, skipped Clinton's 1999 address after his impeachment. Douglas Graham/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images

Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colorado, skipped Clinton's 1999 address after his impeachment. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images

Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, skipped Clinton's speech in 1998, days after the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke. Chris Kleponis/Hulton Archive/Getty Images