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Trump Says He Will Explore Alternatives After Pelosi Says No State of the Union Until Shutdown Ends
New York Slimes ^ | 1/23/2019 | By Maggie Haberman, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Julie Hirschfeld Davis

Posted on 01/23/2019 1:47:53 PM PST by Lazamataz

WASHINGTON — President Trump said he would look for alternative venues for his State of the Union address on Tuesday, appearing to capitulate after Speaker Nancy Pelosi again told him she would not invite him to deliver it at the House until the government reopens.

The decision came after a tit-for-tat between Mr. Trump and Ms. Pelosi over the State of the Union address.....It had concluded, at least by late afternoon, with Mr. Trump declaring at the White House, “The State of the Union has been canceled by Nancy Pelosi because she doesn’t want to hear the truth.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government
KEYWORDS: fakenews; nancysaidno; pelosisotu; trumpsotu
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To: Sequoyah101

No. Pelosi will hate this even more. She will live in the dreaded anticipation of having to sit behind him as he speechifies about all the great things that Americans have accomplished over the last two years. She is going to be fit to be tied. ROFLOL


141 posted on 01/23/2019 8:31:38 PM PST by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: petitfour

Maybe.


142 posted on 01/23/2019 8:35:29 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just hava few days that don't suck.)
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To: petitfour
Listening to Breitbart and they just called this a masterstroke, removing her bargaining chip and making him look like the adult here.

I agree, though I still think he should speak to the base again, though not in SOTU format.

143 posted on 01/23/2019 8:35:39 PM PST by Ronniesque
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To: Lazamataz
The venue should be Nancy Pelosi's head. Implant one of these in her left ear:

and one of them in her right ear.

Then turn the volume up to its maximum and blast the State of the Union directly into her deaf, stupid and hateful brain cells. Maybe she would get it then.

But it's probably only 50/50.

144 posted on 01/23/2019 8:37:57 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: Lazamataz; bitt

As the Shutdown was going on, Nancy Pelosi asked me to give the State of the Union Address. I agreed. She then changed her mind because of the Shutdown, suggesting a later date. This is her prerogative - I will do the Address when the Shutdown is over. I am not looking for an....

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1088288311922307072

....alternative venue for the SOTU Address because there is no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and importance of the House Chamber. I look forward to giving a “great” State of the Union Address in the near future!

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1088289916826648577


145 posted on 01/23/2019 8:39:05 PM PST by Brown Deer (America First!)
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To: COUNTrecount

“SOTU in front of the gate at Nan’s winery”

Laura Ingraham opened her show tonight at 8pm with that same comment

A little over 3 hours after you posted that statement

It’ll repeat at 11pm PST


146 posted on 01/23/2019 9:07:26 PM PST by Syncro (Facts is Facts)
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To: Sequoyah101

The current situations in Venezuela and Israel are a bit more important than the SOTU. He should concentrate on those, particularly with an interim SecDef (whose name I forgot) in charge of the Pentagon.


147 posted on 01/23/2019 9:08:24 PM PST by rfp1234 (I don't watch CNN for the same reason I don't drink from the toilet.)
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To: albie
I hope Trump gives the State of the Union Address at a huge fan rally, by selling tickets where the proceeds go to help Melania's charities.

Hope he brings up how she pulled the tyrannical act of forcing "affordable Healthcare" against the will of the majority of people, causing healthcare costs to triple.

Now she is causing this "shutdown".

Pelosi is a disgraceful tyrant.

148 posted on 01/23/2019 9:08:27 PM PST by KTM rider ( .......than to post and remove all doubt)
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To: KTM rider

He’s not giving it until after the shutdown.


149 posted on 01/23/2019 9:16:24 PM PST by Brown Deer (America First!)
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To: rfp1234

He caved

Trump tweeted a few minutes ago that he will give the SOTU after the shutdown is over


150 posted on 01/23/2019 9:32:38 PM PST by Syncro (Facts is Facts)
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To: Sequoyah101

No I didn’t, until now. Oh well. He must have his reasons. I suspect he suspects he will win the showdown over the border funding and then use the SOTU to gloat.

He still has plenty of cards to play, another summit with North Korea, and Israeli-Arab peace plans to unveil among other things. He’s gonna have a good case to make in 2020, a la Reagan “you don’t change horses in the middle of the stream”.


151 posted on 01/23/2019 11:14:35 PM PST by monkeyshine
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To: monkeyshine

Yeah, I know he has lots of cards to play. I don’t think this will end badly for him and I hope that is not wishful thinking. I had visions of a huge Red, White and Blue SOTU delivered at a huge stadium in Texas with nothing but massive amounts of great vibes and people even flooding out into the parking lot. At the peak of it all The Marine Band comes out playing Stars and Stripes Forever and then to close Martina McBride sings God Bless America as an entire wing of Strike Eagles flies over. Just thinking.of it makes me happy.

The left’s heads would really explode just before they dubbed Texas Stadium Nuremberg on the prairie.


152 posted on 01/23/2019 11:34:26 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just hava few days that don't suck.)
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To: Syncro

You mean a few hours ago. He caved?


153 posted on 01/23/2019 11:43:08 PM PST by Brown Deer (America First!)
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To: Sequoyah101

I never thought he would turn to a big arena for the SOTU. But as I think it over, in some ways waiting for the shutdown to end may be the best play. It shows he is serious (as he has been very careful to do the last few weeks) about negotiating a deal. The ball is in Nancy’s court to come to the table with something. If he went it alone, or even to the Senate, the optics might not work in his favor. You can’t say “the SOTU is strong” when the government is shut down. The pressure is on the Speaker to resolve this, and then he gets to gloat about his win without any clouds hanging over the speech.

After the SOTU, he can go do an arena tour :-)


154 posted on 01/24/2019 2:32:26 AM PST by monkeyshine
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To: Responsibility2nd

Arena photo....

But as with all past Trump rallies, what will they do to accommodate the huge overflow crowd waiting a day or more to see him?

Also, if Pelosi wants to get in security will tell her “back of the line, lady, like everybody else.”
“But,but,but…”
“I said back of the line, way back there.”


155 posted on 01/24/2019 8:26:15 AM PST by frank ballenger (End vote fraud,noncitizens & illegals voting & leftist media news censorship or we're finished.)
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