The speaker of the house, democratic leader Nancy Pelosi told the media that he had sent to Donald Trump the official letter which denied him the opportunity to play in the hall of the house with traditional speech «State. Union.»
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
In a letter Pelosi says that the House of representatives of the Democratic party does not adopt a resolution required to approve a joint session of Congress where trump could speak. Her colleagues «do not will to consider a concurrent resolution authorizing a presidential address, until the government open.»
BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi has blocked Trump’s State of the Union address amid his shutdown of the government.
RETWEET if you stand with Speaker Pelosi as she stops the State of the Union and demands the Trump open the government! #SOTU pic.twitter.com/eErp8h1Ula
— Protect Robert Mueller ✊ (@DisavowTrump20) January 23, 2019
«I look forward to the opportunity to welcome you in the House on a mutually acceptable date for this case when will be open the government,» concluded the letter to Pelosi.
Donald trump has commented on this step of the opponents: «I’m not surprised. It’s really a shame what is happening with the Democrats. They have become radical».
Annual statement «State. Union» in front of all the legislators in the hall of Commerce, broadcast TV, is one of the main appeals of the White house to the country in which he declares his agenda for the year and the General policy for the future.
In 2019 this appeal should be held on schedule on January 29. However, a week ago, speaker Pelosi has already warned that during the shutdown it seems such treatment is inappropriate. Your doubt the leader of the Democrats also supported by arguments of security. Due to the closure of the Government, Secret service, allegedly could not fully ensure the protection of the President at this event. In response, trump has banned Pelosi to fly to Afghanistan on a military plane, disrupting this international initiative.
The dispute between trump and Democrats, released today at the next level of escalation goes around the Wall on the southern border and migration policy in General. The other day Donald trump in a televised address declared readiness to make concessions for the sake of continuing the negotiations and end the shutdown. Today’s step Pelosi said, apparently, that the White house proposed concessions to the Democrats were not satisfied.
