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President Trump Delays His State of the Union Address
Townhall.com ^ | January 24, 2019 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 01/23/2019 9:38:53 PM PST by Kaslin

President Trump announced late Wednesday night he will give the State of the Union Address when the government shutdown comes to an end.

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....— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2019

....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!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2019

The announcement comes just hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi disinvited the President from giving the address.

"I am writing to inform you 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," Pelosi wrote. "I look forward to welcoming you to the House on a mutually agreeable date for this address when government has opened."

This afternoon, I sent @realDonaldTrump a letter informing him that the House will not consider a concurrent resolution authorizing the President’s State of the Union address in the House Chamber until government has opened. https://t.co/r1oad0xEAh pic.twitter.com/kGEbayx95u— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 23, 2019

At the White House Wednesday afternoon, Trump berated Pelosi for the move, said there would be an alternative for the address and declared the Speaker "can't handle the truth" about the current state of affairs in the country.

"The State of the Union speech has been canceled by Nancy Pelosi because she doesn't want to hear the truth. She doesn't want the American public to hear what's going on. And she's afraid of the truth. And the super-left Democrats, the radical Democrats, what's going on in that party is shocking. I know many people that were Democrats and they're switching over right now, they're switching over quickly. So I hope they know what they're doing for their party. So far they haven't," Trump said. "I will say that the American people want to hear the truth. They have to hear the. truth and the truth is all about - and said I think and I hope well - we were planning on doing a really very important speech in front of the House and the Senate and the Supreme Court and everybody else's that there. It's called the State of the Union, it's in the Constitution. We're supposed to be doing it and now Nancy Pelosi - or 'Nancy' as I call her - she doesn't want to hear the truth and she doesn't want, more importantly, the American people to hear the truth. So we just found out that she's canceled it and I think that's a great blotch on the incredible country that we all love. It's a great, great horrible mark."

"It's a sad thing for our country. We'll do something in the alternative. I'll be talking to you about that at a later date," he continued.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: chuckieschumer; govshutdown; moreoldnews; nancypiglosi; presidenttrump; presidnetpelosi; trumpblinks; trumpsotu
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To: freepersup

I’m sure the Mexican and Arizona mafias are in cahoots.


41 posted on 01/23/2019 10:46:06 PM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Kaslin
President Trump making it very clear that Pelosi cares for neither the Constitution or long-standing tradition.

This can only reflect bad on her.

42 posted on 01/23/2019 10:49:55 PM PST by Ciaphas Cain (FreeRepublic.com is the most-used app on my iPhone.)
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To: laplata
Okay, followed the link, read it, and realized that I had read something about this, somewhere else, much earlier.

Is it for real?

I don't know, but yes, it sounds plausible; still and all, who knows? I surely don't.

43 posted on 01/23/2019 10:50:46 PM PST by nopardons
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To: laplata
Sadly, it IS too late. He just did NOT think this through/got TERRIBLE advice/made things worse for himself.

I'm NOT saying that he shouldn't have caved ( and yes, CAVED is exactly what he did! ), but rather, that he should NOT have been so quick on the draw in responding to her.

He played right into her hands and gave her too much "power".

44 posted on 01/23/2019 10:53:52 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Ciaphas Cain

You’ve got it backwards.


45 posted on 01/23/2019 10:54:36 PM PST by nopardons
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To: laplata
He did not cave...He’ll stick to his guns.

* * *

Yes, this is a brilliant move, proving to the Nation that Border Security is a safety issue. The point is to beat the Dems, but win for all Americans.

This is brilliant politics. The move also gives Pelosi cover as the Occasional Cortex and Angry Red Hen wing of her Party is trying to pushing her into a corner.

46 posted on 01/23/2019 11:09:16 PM PST by poconopundit
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To: poconopundit
Error in my post, should read: The point is not to beat the Dems, but to win for all Americans.
47 posted on 01/23/2019 11:11:44 PM PST by poconopundit
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To: poconopundit

The dems started the resistance to fight all the things trump. Many of the things trump does are good for the country. So what is the difference between “beating dems” and “winning for all americans?”


48 posted on 01/23/2019 11:15:48 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: poconopundit; laplata
Okay, you wanna kn ow just HOW bad this CAVE by Trump is?

There's a big article in the Brit paper, the DAILY MAIL, with the HEADER..."TRUMP CAVED"! And that's not all...Nancy has now told him to accept the Bill ( with NO wall funding ! ) that the House just passed.

So for all here, who have/are claiming that "TRUMP WON"...you're out of your minds!

49 posted on 01/23/2019 11:19:39 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Kaslin
I just wish Republicans at least made Schumer also go on the record with a Senate vote to block Trump from speaking to the People, too.

Something tells me that McConnell wasn't up for that bit of show - too much of a hit to his cherished Senate traditions.

-PJ

50 posted on 01/23/2019 11:20:31 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: morphing libertarian
Sorry, I didn't type this correctly. I meant to say:

"The point is not to beat the Dems, but to win for all Americans."

51 posted on 01/23/2019 11:20:39 PM PST by poconopundit
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To: nopardons

Not “CAVED”...CONCEDES TO NANCY PELOSI!


52 posted on 01/23/2019 11:21:07 PM PST by nopardons
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To: poconopundit

and I posit they are one and the same because the dems are residing everything good that is happening.

Take the speech. She does;’t want the speech because trump will make the dems look bad. That’s why he should give the speech on time. Dems look bad is also good for the country.


53 posted on 01/23/2019 11:24:48 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: NoLibZone

“This makes Trump look VERY VERY WEAK.”

Especially after announcing a few hours earlier that he would deliver it on schedule.

Not good jerking his base around!


54 posted on 01/23/2019 11:26:23 PM PST by aquila48
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To: Ciaphas Cain

President Trump making it very clear that Pelosi cares for neither the Constitution or long-standing tradition.

This can only reflect bad on her. ====================

Especially since he has the constitutional authority to call a joint session of Congress, and she has no authority to prevent it.

I wonder if he’ll nail her hide with legal remedies??

I’d really like to see that.


55 posted on 01/23/2019 11:26:34 PM PST by PrairieLady2
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To: morphing libertarian

dems are RESISTING


56 posted on 01/23/2019 11:26:45 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: nopardons

What is that reality?


57 posted on 01/23/2019 11:33:24 PM PST by NoLibZone (Trump's exposed a life long, professional ruling class that can't be removed without violence.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

He didn’t have the votes in the Senate.

If he truly believes the southern border constitutes an emergency, he better get on the stick and call it formally. Otherwise, it’s NOT an emergency. Urgent, yes. Emergent, no.

You don’t wait till the corpse is 24 hours old before calling the ambulance.

He didn’t wait a month before sending in FEMA and the national guard after the hurricane in the Carolinas. That was an emergency. He ACTED QUICKLY.

By failing to wait, he proves it’s not an emergency, and he gives his opposers more ammunition to use against him.

I dunno what he’s thinking..I’m sure he has his reasons, but from out here, it’s not looking so good.


58 posted on 01/23/2019 11:34:14 PM PST by PrairieLady2
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To: NoLibZone
The blaring headline in the DAILY MAIL reads: TRUMP CONCEDES TO NANCY PELOSI.

And now she has demanded that Trump accept the NO MONEY FOR THE WALL Bill that the Housed has just recently passed.

And THAT is REALITY; not some delusional dreaming.

59 posted on 01/23/2019 11:45:14 PM PST by nopardons
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To: nopardons

“So for all here, who have/are claiming that “TRUMP WON”...you’re out of your minds! “

Will you ever approve of Trump? I mean, Hillary lost, you need to get over it.


60 posted on 01/23/2019 11:55:08 PM PST by CodeToad ( Hating on Trump is hating on me and America!.)
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