President Trump up until now has indicated that he would deliver his State of the Union address despite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's disinvite from delivering the speech in the House Chamber because of the partial government shutdown.
Now he has apparently had an about-face. In other words, the master showman can't think of another venue to deliver his message with power and majesty.
It is difficult to understand how this about-face is going to make him look strong to his base. He is handing Pelosi a win. It is not hard to think of how a powerful speech, delivered from wherever, could have rallied the base and heaped all kinds of blame on Pelosi, including for her unwillingness to allow him to address Congress and the nation from the House Chamber. He could have framed it as a "You deserve to know the State of the Union," speech even if he just delivered it over television from the Oval office.
But instead, we get these wimpy tweets:
As the Shutdown was going on, Nancy Pelosi asked me to give the State of the Union Address. I agreed. She then changed her mind because of the Shutdown, suggesting a later date. This is her prerogative - I will do the Address when the Shutdown is over. I am not looking for an....— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2019
....alternative venue for the SOTU Address because there is no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and importance of the House Chamber. I look forward to giving a “great” State of the Union Address in the near future!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2019
The president was scheduled to deliver the speech on Jan. 29.
-RW
Who would have thought the president could be bullied by a San Francisco liberal.
ReplyDeleteThere are cracks in the Democrat ranks...Pelosi cancelled house sessions for rest of week. When Trump acts differently from usual, you know he is being strategic and something is in play
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