I wondered how President Trump would respond to Nancy Pelosi's letter asking him to delay giving the SOTU address until the government re-opened or to submit it in writing.
This afternoon Trump replied with a letter of his own informing Pelosi that her "seven day excursion" to Belgium, Egypt and Afghanistan (where she would visit our troops) was being "postponed." Trump further characterized Pelosi's visit as a "public relations event" adding she could travel "by flying commercial" if she wished. Last I checked, commercial airliners don't travel into war zones.
There will be no such impediments for Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his delegation travelling to Switzerland representing the Trump Administration at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Meanwhile, 800,000 government employees continue to go without pay as the Trump shutdown has nearly reached four weeks.
Somehow I have a feeling that in the next few days Trump will wish Pelosi was out of the country after all.
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