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Posted on 01/16/2019 7:54:47 AM PST by BradtotheBone
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, citing the ongoing government shutdown, urged President Donald Trump in a letter Wednesday to either reschedule his State of the Union address set for later this month or to deliver it in writing to Congress.
Pelosi, D-Calif., in her letter noted "security concerns" related to the partial shutdown's effect on the U.S. Secret Service, which provides security for the president's annual in-person address to a joint session of Congress.
"Both the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security have not been funded for 26 days now — with critical departments hamstrung by furloughs," wrote Pelosi.
"And since the start of modern budgeting in Fiscal Year 1977, a State of the Union address has never been delivered during a government shutdown," wrote the speaker.
The letter comes as Pelosi and other Democratic leaders in Congress have been ocked in a political battle of wills with Trump over his demand for funding for a wall on the border with Mexico.
Trump is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union address on Jan. 29.
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STFU, Nazi Nancy! You’ve got some nerve asking trump for ANYTHING, considering you’ve blown him off on meetings about reopening the government! POS
So Trump needs to “come to the table” but you don’t? Ha! Not gonna happen. I hope trump buries you
“But there is no reason the State of the Union address cannot be given in a larger venue with the Judicial branch, The Senate,House Republicans ( the House Dems will boycott), in which the public can attend.
Can you imagine a 65,000 attendance by the public in support of PDJT with the other branches of government in attendance without Pelosi?”
How about an enclosed stadium in the Midwest. No reason to have it in DC either. It would offer an opportunity to see just who, from the Houses of the Congress would hop a plane and be there. And best of all, Ruthie from the SCOTUS wouldn’t be there either.
Yeah, ok Nan. But first, make me a sandwich.
Doesn’t Mitch get any say in this? Can he invite the President to give the State of the Union address on the Floor of the Senate? I guess Mitch would never do such a thing, because he kinda likes the Never Trump stuff.
It is touching to know Nancy Pelosi is so concerned for the presidents safety
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The despicable Dems led by Pelosi never have one nanosecond of thought of helping anyone but themselves.
If Trump ever compromised he would be waiting for Lucy to hold the football.
George HW Bush in a closed door summit meeting on taxes with the Dems trusted their promise and their word and then they shortly afterward left him hanging with the broken No New Taxes pledge and laughed at him publicly for weeks after they said they had never agreed on anything with him and raising taxes was his idea.
However, she already invited the President to make said address and he accepted.
No reversal for political advantage is simple courtesy and “arrangements have already been made” should be the answer.
How about he give the address in a huge airplane hangar like he does with his rallies, with big screens outside for the overflow?
That’d be awesome
Uh, when was the last time the national government even HAD a budget?
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Nancy “deemed” it passed long ago so that should do it.
Isn’t that sweet, she’s concerned over his safety.
Nuck Fancy.
President Trump delivers the State of the Union address from the Oval Office, surrounded by Republicans, direct to the American people.
Where does it say he has to be physically present on Capitol Hill?
Congress can watch it on flat screen and the House can upload their snarky expressions onto youtube.
You are correct. Most people, when I mention this horrifying, infuriating aspect of the border issue(s), are completely ignorant of it and physically recoil at the mention of it.
what is she planning... she is third in line for the presidency, so make sure pence is somewhere protected...
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If our side had made some statement about safety , Joe & Mika and CNN would have spent 45 minutes of each news hour saying “we face the implied threat of political violence today in this great country.”
Note: If Pelosi wants to make sure dangerous lunatics who are plotting to harm our elected officials are kept away from the speech, then ban all Democrats!
Ask Scalise or Rand Paul for details.
Sounds like a threat to me.
From Pelosi? She's still operating like Boehner is in charge. She thinks she can roll Trump the same way.
-PJ
No, send her to McDonalds.
Teleconference the speech from the border wall groundbreaking into the gathered house chamber. Lock them in while they are watching.
Spoiler: she wants it moved because most RATS are on holiday during the shutdown, and if they don’t show for his address the optics will destroy them.
Then, lock the gates.
When they call about entering, he can say "OH, SO WALLS DO WORK??"
I would love for him to give it on schedule, and have the democrats boycott it.
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