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brooklynite

(94,358 posts) Thu Jan 3, 2019, 08:46 PM Jan 2019

Pelosi invites Trump to give State of the Union on Jan. 29

Source: Axios

New Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has invited President Trump to deliver a State of the Union address on Jan. 29.

The big picture: The Democrats took control of the House Thursday as the 116th Congress was sworn into office. A partial government shutdown remains in effect and is likely to continue for the foreseeable future as both sides dig in on the issue of funding for President Trump's border wall.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/speaker-pelosi-invites-trump-to-give-state-of-the-union-3c8ee999-d77a-4466-a25a-d9f2422c2c39.html

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Pelosi invites Trump to give State of the Union on Jan. 29 (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2019 OP

Okay by me. Give him more rope. dameatball Jan 2019 #1

tRump will tweet an address. Wolf Frankula Jan 2019 #2

Is it customary for the Speaker to invite the President to deliver the SOTU address? YOHABLO Jan 2019 #3

Yes. TomSlick Jan 2019 #4

What if... Louis1895 Jan 2019 #5

That would suit me just fine. TomSlick Jan 2019 #6

And miss TV coverage of himself? DeminPennswoods Jan 2019 #11

Has 45 even done a formal SOTU address yet? forgotmylogin Jan 2019 #7

Yes Polybius Jan 2019 #8

I remember when South Caroline Rep. Joe Wilson shouted, "You lie!", jamesatemple Jan 2019 #9

So she can point and laugh? Bayard Jan 2019 #10

"Have already selected gown for husband's State of Soviet Union speech." --Malaria Trump trusty elf Jan 2019 #12

Was it Van Jones who declared him "presidential" last time? AndJusticeForSome Jan 2019 #13

I can't wait to see this pin head vice-president sitting there like a bump on a log, turbinetree Jan 2019 #14

dameatball

(7,394 posts)

1. Okay by me. Give him more rope.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 08:47 PM

Jan 2019

Wolf Frankula

(3,598 posts)

2. tRump will tweet an address.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 08:50 PM

Jan 2019

It will be full of self praise.

Wolf

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)

3. Is it customary for the Speaker to invite the President to deliver the SOTU address?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 08:53 PM

Jan 2019

What a shite show that will be.

TomSlick

(11,088 posts)

4. Yes.

Reply to YOHABLO (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 09:00 PM

Jan 2019

The Constitution requires the President to report the state of the Union to Congress "from time to time." (US Const. Article II, Section 3, Clause 1.) In the distant past, the President would report in writing. In living memory, the report has been made to a joint session of Congress.

And yes, it will be a shite show.

Louis1895

(768 posts)

5. What if...

Reply to TomSlick (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 09:41 PM

Jan 2019

...Trump decides to go back to the original way and sends a written report on the state of union, instead of a speech?

He is such a coward that I could imagine him seeking a way to get out of addressing the Congress and American people. It also would be a way to generate attention.

On the other hand, he does love to be on TV and to have a captive audience.

TomSlick

(11,088 posts)

6. That would suit me just fine.

Reply to Louis1895 (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 09:44 PM

Jan 2019

He certainly is a coward but there is no way he will pass up on a nationally televised speech.

If I was his lawyer (God forbid), I would insist on a written report which I had carefully edited.

DeminPennswoods

(15,265 posts)

11. And miss TV coverage of himself?

Reply to Louis1895 (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 01:10 AM

Jan 2019

No way.

forgotmylogin

(7,520 posts)

7. Has 45 even done a formal SOTU address yet?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 11:11 PM

Jan 2019

I don't remember if he has.

Polybius

(15,335 posts)

8. Yes

Reply to forgotmylogin (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 11:19 PM

Jan 2019

Last January or February.

jamesatemple

(342 posts)

9. I remember when South Caroline Rep. Joe Wilson shouted, "You lie!",

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 11:49 PM

Jan 2019

during a State of the Union Address made by President Obama. I've always wondered why Palosi didn't stand, say, "Excuse me, Mr. President", and order the Sergeant at Arms to remove the miscreant from the room. Perhaps a good round of "You lie!" will be in order during a Trump SOU. At least no one could ever deny the truth of that claim in such an occurence.

Bayard

(22,011 posts)

10. So she can point and laugh?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 12:23 AM

Jan 2019

Why subject yourself to that amount of nausea?

trusty elf

(7,380 posts)

12. "Have already selected gown for husband's State of Soviet Union speech." --Malaria Trump

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 06:39 AM

Jan 2019

AndJusticeForSome

(537 posts)

13. Was it Van Jones who declared him "presidential" last time?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 07:35 AM

Jan 2019

For his able teleprompter performance, without going off script?

You bet he'll be champing at the bit for an encore.

turbinetree

(24,683 posts)

14. I can't wait to see this pin head vice-president sitting there like a bump on a log,

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 11:57 AM

Jan 2019

and then the third most powerful person in the United States sitting in the chair behind him Speaker Pelosi................there is no Mitch McConnell or judges, there is a woman.....................the Leader of the Democratic Caucus of the House............sitting in that chair....................looking at Individual 1........................

This is going to be so rich........................and a woman is basically telling him from day one, to get bent, when our party started passing legislation.....................

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