Amid
impeachment, Pelosi
invites Trump to give State of the Union on Feb.
4, he accepts
20 December, 2019
Amid
the impeachment battle on Capitol Hill and a potential Senate trial
beginning in January, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi extended an
invitation Friday to President Donald Trump to deliver the State of
the Union address on Feb. 4.
A
short time later, the White House issued a short statement saying the
president "has accepted the Speaker's invitation."
Pelosi
notes in her letter that the invitation was made "in the spirit
of respecting the Constitution" that calls for a president "to
give from time to time give to the Congress Information on the State
of Union." It's just one of several pointed references she makes
highlighting the nation's founding principles
She
added that the address is meant to “ensure that balance of powers.”
He would deliver the high-profile speech in the same House chamber
where Democrats voted to impeach him on Wednesday and what kind of
reception he would get is uncertain. President Bill Clinton gave his
1999 State of the Union address while his impeachment trial was
underway in the Senate.
The
tension between Pelosi and Trump has grown increasingly personal,
with her referring to him as a "rogue president" and Trump
calling her "Crazy Nancy" and earlier this week sending her
an angry letter accusing her of orchestrating an "illegal,
partisan, attempt coup."
The
2019 State of the Union address placed Pelosi and Trump at odds after
she asked the president to postpone the State of the Union address or
deliver it in writing citing security concerns during the government
shutdown. The day after, Trump withdrew permission for her and other
other lawmakers to use a government aircraft as they were about to
leave for an official visit to Afghanistan.
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