Nancy Pelosi is Still Refusing to Let Trump to Deliver State of the Union

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UPDATE – Nancy Pelosi has now agreed to let President Trump deliver the State of the Union address. Undoubtedly, Trump will use the address as a forum to blast Democrats for their unwillingness to fund the border wall:

Time will tell if this was a wise move by Pelosi. She knows Trump will used the widely-viewed speech to trash her and the Democrats. Thanks to Trump’s bully-pulpit rhetoric during the shutdown, public support for the border wall rose. (RELATED: Polls Show Most Blame Trump for Shutdown, But Support for Border Wall at All-Time High.)

Pelosi could have easily delayed the speech, saying that a proper government-spending bill should be in place first, so Washington isn’t in some funding limbo while the President delivers his biggest address of the year. But she didn’t, and she may reap the consequences of her decision.

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During the longest government shutdown in history, which ended temporarily on Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the shutdown would prevent President Trump from delivering the State of the Union address, which traditionally takes place in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The State of the Union address is scheduled to happen Tuesday. Now that the shutdown is over, does Pelosi plan on inviting the President to give his speech in the body of government she controls? After all, security concerns are off the table with government employees getting paid again.

That would be a big, fat NO.

The Daily Caller’s Saagar Enjeti tweeted Monday, “WH strategic communications director says on that as of right now no invitation from Pelosi to for the State of the Union has been issued yet.”

“No”

CNBC’s John Harwood gave an even more explicit report on Pelosi appearing to refuse Trump, tweeting Sunday, “Pelosi aide on whether Trump will deliver SOTU this Tuesday after all now that govt’s open: ‘No.”

On Friday, Pelosi said, “The State of the Union is not planned now,” which led some to believe it would happen after the shutdown ended. CNN reports, “Trump’s director of strategic communications Mercedes Schlapp said Monday that the White House has been in discussions with Pelosi’s office about rescheduling the address and that ‘we should have a response soon.'”

How soon? Because it was originally scheduled to take place in less than 48 hours from now.

In order to give the State of the Union to Congress, both the House and Senate must pass a resolution. Obviously, Pelosi, being House Speaker, is an important part of this process.

But despite the government reopening, so far it looks like Pelosi isn’t budging on the State of the Union.

Aren’t liberals always accusing Republicans of being “obstructionists?” Isn’t it the left that is always claiming President Trump is hellbent on pushing his own ideological agenda at the expense of the country?

Why won’t Nancy Pelosi let Donald Trump perform one of his most basic duties as the Commander in Chief? Why is the leader of the House of Representatives working overtime to undermine the President of the United States?

By John Hanson

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