President trump has canceled the visit of the speaker of the house of representatives Nancy Pelosi in Europe and the middle East, right before her departure.
Yesterday, 16 January, Pelosi sent Trump a letter in which he advised the President to move the annual address «On state of the Union» (Message to Congress) because of possible security problems during the shutdown.
The white house was slow to react to this statement, but the day trump made a retaliatory blow: it postponed indefinitely her secret trip to Brussels and Afghanistan.
«We reschedule this seven-day tour when the shutdown will end, wrote trump, calling the trip «the event public relations». — I also think that in this period it would be better if you were in Washington negotiating with me and joined the movement Strong Border Security to end the shutdown».
Trump refused to provide military transport for a delegation (CODEL), which was to meet with the military leaders of NATO in Brussels, «to confirm the strong commitment of the United States» the Alliance, as well as with soldiers in a combat zone in Afghanistan. This trip was конфbденциальной out of concern about the safety of Pelosi and other us officials.
«If she went on this trip, it would guarantee that 800 thousand Federal workers will not receive their second salary because she would not be here to agree on any deal,» — said the press Secretary of the White house Sarah Sanders.
President @realDonaldTrump»s letter to @SpeakerPelosi concerning her upcoming travel pic.twitter.com/TtBCvwp080
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) January 17, 2019
The speaker had to go on a secret journey today, 17 January, about 15:00. Most likely, she was on her way to the airport when the White house publicly released a letter trump at 14:11.
The decision trump has caused indignation not only among Democrats, but even Republican colleagues. For example, Senator Lindsey Graham is one of the key allies trump the Congress said it was «inappropriate» cancelling military visits Pelosi. But at the same time, he stated that the letter of the speaker cancellation Message to Congress «very irresponsible and clearly political.»
Today ends the 27th day of government shutdown, which has become the most long lasting. The Democrat Congress and the administration still can’t reach a compromise in the budget for this year. Trump remains adamant that any funding that it is allocated $5.7 million for the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico.
