Will Trump’s State of the Union address be delayed?

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there will be no speech as long as government is shut down

Nancy Pelosi has suggested Donald Trump postpone his State of the Union address
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked Donald Trump to delay his 29 January State of the Union address because of the partial government shutdown.

In a letter to the US president, Pelosi cited “security concerns” as the reason why she believes he should postpone appearing before a joint session of Congress, and went as far as suggesting he could “submit a written message instead”, The New York Times says.

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