Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has written a letter to President Trump requesting he delay delivering the State of the Union address which was scheduled to occur on January 29th "until after the government re-opens" or to submit it to Congress in writing as per its original form.
Pelosi has put Trump in an interesting spot.
Is Trump so in love with the sound of his own voice that he would agree to re-open the government just to hear it?
It could be the case that Trump has so much vanity that he will tell Pelosi that he is coming to Congress on January 29th and that any member of Congress who wishes to attend can do so. That would put the ball back in Pelosi's court. In which case, Pelosi could give the appearance of relenting only to lead to walkout during Trump's speech. This would make for some dramatic television. I'm sure Trump would reply, "Good. Leave. I'll handle this without you."
Of course, Trump could submit the speech in writing. But if he did then he would probably do it on Twitter. All of which would make the night of January 29th that much longer.
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