Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks to members of the press about President Donald Trump and the State of the Union speech while she returns to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 23, 2019. (Photo. Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Jan 22, 2019
After President Donald Trump insisted on Wednesday that he still intends to deliver the State of the Union address next week even though Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) rescinded his invitation last week, the speaker quickly doubled down on her decision.
"I am writing to inform you that 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 to Trump, adding that she'll welcome him for the speech after the shutdown ends.
\u201cThis afternoon, I sent @realDonaldTrump a letter informing him that the House will not consider a concurrent resolution authorizing the President\u2019s State of the Union address in the House Chamber until government has opened. https://t.co/r1oad0xEAh\u201d— Nancy Pelosi (@Nancy Pelosi) 1548274656
Pelosi was responding to a letter that Trump sent to her earlier Wednesday, in which the president said he'd confirmed with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the United States Secret Service that despite the ongoing shutdown--the longest is U.S. history--"there would be absolutely no problem regarding security with respect to the event."
\u201c@SpeakerPelosi @realDonaldTrump Thank you Madam Speaker! No #SOTU for you #TrumpShutdown #TrumpCanceled\u201d— Nancy Pelosi (@Nancy Pelosi) 1548274656
Last week, Pelosi rescinded her invitation for Trump to deliver his address on Jan. 29, citing security concerns in light of the shutdown, which was prompted by the president's demands for billions of dollars to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump responded with a "childish" letter canceling her congressional delegation trip to Brussels, Egypt, and Afghanistan.
\u201cREPORTER: Why not invite Trump to a joint session next Tuesday?\n\nPELOSI: "Because government is closed."\u201d— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1548273540
Asked by reporters about Pelosi's latest letter on Wednesday, Trump said he was "not surprised."
\u201c"I'm not surprised. It's really a shame what's happening with the Democrats," President Trump says in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying there will be no State of the Union until the government reopens https://t.co/xgPMd0GG0q\u201d— CNN (@CNN) 1548273214
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After President Donald Trump insisted on Wednesday that he still intends to deliver the State of the Union address next week even though Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) rescinded his invitation last week, the speaker quickly doubled down on her decision.
"I am writing to inform you that 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 to Trump, adding that she'll welcome him for the speech after the shutdown ends.
\u201cThis afternoon, I sent @realDonaldTrump a letter informing him that the House will not consider a concurrent resolution authorizing the President\u2019s State of the Union address in the House Chamber until government has opened. https://t.co/r1oad0xEAh\u201d— Nancy Pelosi (@Nancy Pelosi) 1548274656
Pelosi was responding to a letter that Trump sent to her earlier Wednesday, in which the president said he'd confirmed with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the United States Secret Service that despite the ongoing shutdown--the longest is U.S. history--"there would be absolutely no problem regarding security with respect to the event."
\u201c@SpeakerPelosi @realDonaldTrump Thank you Madam Speaker! No #SOTU for you #TrumpShutdown #TrumpCanceled\u201d— Nancy Pelosi (@Nancy Pelosi) 1548274656
Last week, Pelosi rescinded her invitation for Trump to deliver his address on Jan. 29, citing security concerns in light of the shutdown, which was prompted by the president's demands for billions of dollars to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump responded with a "childish" letter canceling her congressional delegation trip to Brussels, Egypt, and Afghanistan.
\u201cREPORTER: Why not invite Trump to a joint session next Tuesday?\n\nPELOSI: "Because government is closed."\u201d— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1548273540
Asked by reporters about Pelosi's latest letter on Wednesday, Trump said he was "not surprised."
\u201c"I'm not surprised. It's really a shame what's happening with the Democrats," President Trump says in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying there will be no State of the Union until the government reopens https://t.co/xgPMd0GG0q\u201d— CNN (@CNN) 1548273214
After President Donald Trump insisted on Wednesday that he still intends to deliver the State of the Union address next week even though Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) rescinded his invitation last week, the speaker quickly doubled down on her decision.
"I am writing to inform you that 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 to Trump, adding that she'll welcome him for the speech after the shutdown ends.
\u201cThis afternoon, I sent @realDonaldTrump a letter informing him that the House will not consider a concurrent resolution authorizing the President\u2019s State of the Union address in the House Chamber until government has opened. https://t.co/r1oad0xEAh\u201d— Nancy Pelosi (@Nancy Pelosi) 1548274656
Pelosi was responding to a letter that Trump sent to her earlier Wednesday, in which the president said he'd confirmed with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the United States Secret Service that despite the ongoing shutdown--the longest is U.S. history--"there would be absolutely no problem regarding security with respect to the event."
\u201c@SpeakerPelosi @realDonaldTrump Thank you Madam Speaker! No #SOTU for you #TrumpShutdown #TrumpCanceled\u201d— Nancy Pelosi (@Nancy Pelosi) 1548274656
Last week, Pelosi rescinded her invitation for Trump to deliver his address on Jan. 29, citing security concerns in light of the shutdown, which was prompted by the president's demands for billions of dollars to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump responded with a "childish" letter canceling her congressional delegation trip to Brussels, Egypt, and Afghanistan.
\u201cREPORTER: Why not invite Trump to a joint session next Tuesday?\n\nPELOSI: "Because government is closed."\u201d— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1548273540
Asked by reporters about Pelosi's latest letter on Wednesday, Trump said he was "not surprised."
\u201c"I'm not surprised. It's really a shame what's happening with the Democrats," President Trump says in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying there will be no State of the Union until the government reopens https://t.co/xgPMd0GG0q\u201d— CNN (@CNN) 1548273214
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