Nancy Pelosi uninvites Trump from the State of the Union until the shutdown is over

[sickwithsin]

She also says he can deliver it in writing if he wants.

 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has uninvited President Donald Trump from delivering the State of the Union address because of the partial government shutdown, saying that because of security concerns, it would be better to wait until the government has reopened, or for Trump to submit it in writing.

In a letter to Trump on Wednesday, Pelosi delivered the news that she wants to postpone the address from its preplanned January 29 date and work with the president to “determine another suitable date,†or for the president to deliver it in writing. Trump and Congress have been at an impasse for weeks over his refusal to sign a government funding bill unless it includes $5.7 billion for the construction of some 200 miles of wall at the US-Mexico border, and Pelosi said she’s looking to reschedule Trump’s speech once that issue is settled and the government is back up and running.

Pelosi focused most of her attention on security. She pointed out that in September 2018, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen designated State of the Union addresses as “national special security events†(NSSEs) that need “the full resources of the Federal Government to be brought to bear†for the sake of safety and security.The State of the Union address, since the start of modern budgeting in 1977, has never been delivered during a shutdown, Pelosi said. And during the 19th century and through Woodrow Wilson’s presidency, it was actually delivered in writing.

“The extraordinary demands presented by NSSEs require weeks of detailed planning with dozens of agencies working together to prepare for the safety of all participants,†Pelosi wrote.

She also noted that the Secret Service, the lead federal agency responsible for coordinating and implementing security for NSSEs, and the Department of Homeland Security haven’t been funded for 26 days. Nine federal departments have been affected by the shutdown, including Homeland Security, Justice, and State.

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The White House has not yet reacted to Pelosi’s letter, her latest move in an ongoing battle with the White House over the shutdown and funding the government. Pelosi has said she will not budge on providing money for Trump’s border wall.

CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins reported on Wednesday that Trump aide Stephen Miller and other speechwriters have for weeks been working on Trump’s State of the Union address — and were looking to focus on the government shutdown. It now looks like they won’t have that opportunity.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/16/18185226/nancy-pelosi-state-of-the-union-shutdown

 

She just took away his biggest opportunity to pander to his base. Tantrump incoming.

 

Also, if Stephen "Wormtongue" Miller is coauthoring the peach, there's a 99.99% chance it's going to be filled with racist BS. Thank you, Madam Speaker, for sparing us from hearing that vile man's hateful words.

[Yggdrasil]

Oh boy. The manchild in chief is going to throw a special tantrum over this...

[Amalthea]

She didn’t uninvite him. She asked the Whitehouse that the State of the Union either be postponed or that Trump gives a written letter to Congress

 

 

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[kimchi-nyoen]

They need to stop bullying Trump hyung 

[sickwithsin]

They need to stop bullying Trump hyung 

 

Trump needs to stop bullying America.

[Lizzo]

how long is this bullshit going to last

[sickwithsin]

She didn’t uninvite him. She asked the Whitehouse that the State of the Union either be postponed or that Trump gives a written letter to Congress

 

 

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Technically she did, though. He needs her permission to give a speech on the floor of the House.

[hmthissucks]

scream i didn’t know that could happen

[Amalthea]

Technically she did, though. He needs her permission to give a speech on the floor of the House.

Yeah but she didn’t disinvite him.

 

 

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