She wrote, “When I extended an invitation on January 3rd for you to deliver the State of the Union address, it was on the mutually agreed upon date, January 29th. At that time, there was no thought that the government would still be shut down.”
“I am writing to inform you that the House of Representatives will not consider a concurrent resolution authorizing the President’s State of the Union address in the House chamber until the government has re-opened.”
“Again, I look forward to welcoming you to the House on a mutually agreeable date for this address when government has been opened,” she added.
Trump says Democrats “become radicalized”
When asked about Pelosi’s decision. Trump told reporters at White House that he is “not surprise.” He also commented, “It’s really a shame what’s happening with the Democrats. They’ve become radicalized.”
In addition, the President commented, “We’ll have to respond to it. We’ll respond to it in a timely matter.”
Shutdown Showdown
It appears that the political feud between the Trump and Pelosi is escalating over the shutdown and the funding for the border wall. The President refused to re-open the government until House Democrats approve his demand for $5.7 billion funding for the border wall.
