Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a political independent who caucuses with Democrats, and a small number of Democrats have been trickling out of President Trump's address. Sanders, who will deliver a response tonight on social media,

In a video posted online, Sanders began his response by refuting what he called Trump's most damaging lie during his speech: that being the claims about centuries-old dead people being sent Social Security checks, denying the the president's claim outright and claiming that he is setting up for an attack on the Social Security program.