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| Trump won't hold the State of the Union. |
Americans are growing really impatient with Donald J. Trump and Congress. The government shutdown is the longest in American history.
Today, Trump announced the State of the Union Address is cancelled. He blames Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for the cancellation. He claims that Pelosi is afraid of the truth.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders put forth Trump's statement.
Pelosi countered the request.President Trump’s letter to Speaker Pelosi on the State of the Union pic.twitter.com/B4QN9hDJnv— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) January 23, 2019
Pelosi said that she it's pretty stupid to have government workers not get paid to cover this event. There's going to be government workers that chaperone lawmakers, the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States and Supreme Court Justices into the House of Representatives chamber. The chamber will be watched by the U.S. Capitol Police, the U.S. Secret Service, the Washington, DC Metro Police and Metro Transit Police and U.S. Marshals.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
Of the latter, many are federal workers. They won't get paid for it.
Pelosi invited him on January 3rd to deliver the speech. Congress never passed a resolution to invite Trump to speak.
Trump insisted Wednesday that "there's no security concerns" and it would be "very sad for our country if the State of the Union weren't delivered on time."
Trump signaled he might do a rally instead. However, he would find it hard to get people to work for free to cover the expenses.
We're 33 days into the government shutdown and Americans are still not grasping to the impact of this dysfunction.
Trump made the situation worse. He called the Democratic Party a bunch of radicals.
When asked about why Pelosi won't grant him a platform, Trump complains.
"I'm not surprised. It's really a shame what's happening with the Democrats. They've become radicalized. They don't want to see crime stopped....And it really is a shame what's happening with the Democrats. This will go for a while. Ultimately the American people will have their way because they want to see no crime. We're all working very hard. We'll have to respond to it. We'll respond to it in a timely manner."
He insulted Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY). He called the Minority Leader a "puppet" to Pelosi.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) once again refused to take up a House bill passed by the Democrats to open up the government. This is the fourth bill that failed to bring the government shutdown to an end.
Pelosi said that the government should be opened before Trump makes his State of the Union Address.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) cries about how Pelosi ruined Trump's opportunity to speak to the world. "The judgement of history will not be kind (to Democrats)."
Trump and Republicans take the blunt of the responsibility for the government shutdown. This has dropped Trump job approval into the mid-30s and Congress into the lower 10s.
Trump could come to Congress on January 29th. It's up to lawmakers, namely Pelosi to make it possible for him to speak to the public. The House and Senate must pass a concurrent resolution giving him authority to address a Joint Session of Congress.
Pelosi stands firm. Trump has to end the government shutdown in order for her to obligate his request.
Poll.
Who deserves the blame for the government shutdown? (Expect trolls to pick the dumbest answers)
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