Pelosi officially disinvites Trump from the State of the Union

published 23 January 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) officially will not allow President Trump to deliver the State of the Union address on the House floor next week.

In a letter to Trump on Wednesday, Pelosi said that she will not permit a vote on a resolution allowing Trump to speak before both chambers of Congress until the government is re-opened. This response came shortly after Trump said he was still planning to speak in the House on Jan. 29.

Pelosi last week had requested that a new date be selected for the State of the Union, but she didn't formally disinvite Trump, which she has the power to do by not allowing a vote to approve the speech. But now that Trump has brushed aside her request, Pelosi has pulled the trigger and called the event off, saying she previously invited him to speak on Jan. 29 because "there was no thought that the government would still be shut down."

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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.

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