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WASHINGTON – For Michael Waldman, a speechwriter for former President Bill Clinton, the guests at the State of the Union address are "often as interesting as what's on stage."

"You can tell lot of the message from the stagecraft," said Waldman, now the president of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University's School of Law.

Arizona lawmakers appear to have gotten that message, with many bringing guests to President Donald Trump's State of the Union to highlight issues ranging from health care to immigration and border security.

Some notable guests will be in the House chamber for President Trump's State of the Union Address Tuesday night -- including two anti-Beijing activists hosted by Republican senators that underscore the tension within the Republican party on how to address China.

The confluence of the State of the Union speech by President Trump and the failed impeachment efforts of the left gives us a clear vision of where America is today.

PHOENIX – Teachers, a veteran, a widow and a mother who lost a first responder son to a drunk driver will be among the guests of Arizona's congressional delegation Tuesday night when President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union.

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema invited retired U.S. Air Force Major Gen. Ted Maxwell.

President Donald Trump is on deck to deliver his third State of the Union, and what he'll say about impeachment is the big question of the night.

Whether he lets fly with the "i"-word or avoids it, congressional Democrats are trying to move on — or at least that's what they're signaling with the guests they've invited.

Lawmakers can bring one guest each, and sometimes the list is highly topical, like when Democrats invited migrant mothers as debate raged over the Trump administration's family separation policy at the border in 2019.

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo accused the Senate's impeachment trial for President Trump, on abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, of not being a real trial on Monday because of the lack of witnesses during the Senate's deliberations.

"Why did I mention the House managers? They're done, aren't they? No. One of the ways this process is similar to a real trial, and I emphasize that a lot because this has not been a trial, I don't care how often they use the word. You don't have witnesses, you don't have a trial," Cuomo said.