Pelosi Blocks Trump's "State Of The Union" Speech
Zero Hedge,
23 January, 2019
Update: Well that did not take long.
A
few hours after President Trump told Speaker Pelosi he would accept
her earlier invitation to deliver his SOTU speech in the House,
daring the House Democratic leader to rescind her invitation, the
Democrat leader responded angrily doing just that, and blocking the
President from delivering his annual address next Tuesday:
Dear Mr. President:When I extended an invitation on January 3"I for you to deliver the State of the Union address, it was on the mutually agreed upon date, January 29th. At that time, there was no thought that the government would still be shut down.
In
my further correspondence of January 16th, I said we should work
together to find a mutually agreeable date when government has
re-opened and I hope that we can still do that.
I
am writing to inform you that the
House of Representatives will not consider a concurrent resolution
authorizing the President's State of the Union address in the House
Chamber until government has opened.
Again, I
look forward to welcoming you to the House on a mutually agreeable
date for this address when government has been opened.
Later
on Wednesday, while he was speaking to reported in the White House,
Trump was informed that Pelosi blocked his SOTU. His response was the
following:
“I'm not surprised. It's really a shame, what's happening with the Democrats—they've become radicalized. They don't want to see crime stopped, which we could very easily do on the southern border. ...
“This will go on for a while.”
The
circus will indeed go for a while, although one wonders...
Can you imagine if Boehner had blocked Obama’s state of the union adresss under similar circumstances? The media would’ve been lit, definite charges of racism
Earlier:
President
Trump has rebuffed Speaker Pelosi's politically-charged threat to
delay his speech due to the shutdown, saying in a letter that he
plans to deliver the State of the Union Address at the House chamber
as planned on Tuesday as scheduled (accepting an invitation that
Pelosi had sent earlier in the year).
Pelosi
had suggested Trump consider delaying the speech if the shutdown
continued, citing
se
Pelosi
had suggested Trump consider delaying the speech if the shutdown
continued, citing
security concerns because Secret Service agents and Department of
Homeland Security staff aren’t being paid during
the shutdown.
However,
both have reassured Trump that security will not be a problem and so
he sent the following letter to the California Democrat:
Dear Madam Speaker:
Thank you for your letter of January 3, 2019, sent to me long after the Shutdown began, inviting me to address the Nation on January 29th as to the State of the Union.
As you know, I had already accepted your kind invitation, however, I then received another letter from you dated January 16, 2019, wherein you expressed concerns regarding security during the State of the Union Address due to the Shutdown. Even prior to asking, I was contacted by the Department of Homeland Security and the United States Secret Service to explain that there would be absolutely no problem regarding security with respect to the event. They have since confirmed this publicly.
Accordingly, there are no security concerns regarding the State of the Union Address. Therefore, I will be honoring your invitation, and fulfilling my Constitutional duty, to deliver important information to the people and Congress of the United States of America regarding the State of our Union.
I look forward to seeing you on the evening on January 29th in the Chamber of the House of Representatives. It would be so very sad for our Country if the State of the Union were not delivered on time, on schedule, and very importantly, on location!
So
what will Nancy do next? Politico's Jake Sherman notes that...
Again …
The House and Senate have to pass a resolution to allow the president to give the State of the Union.
Or
there are alternatives...
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