I must admit, this decision perplexes me. My wife contends that giving the SOTU at a different venue would rationalize the refusal to cover the event by the main-stream media...much like they refused to broadcast his last address.
Unfortunately, people who watch the alphabet channels are the ones who need to hear his address.
It’s all about 2020. POTUS wants the optics of Nazi sitting behind him while he talks about Angels Moms, the economy, etc. If he holds the SOTU elsewhere the Dems will just boycott.
Good point. I wish I could be confident that the dems in the house would act like adults and not orchestrate a walk-out, begin booing, or some perform an equally childish act during Our President’s address.