Trump plans State of the Union address next week, despite Pelosi request to delay
by Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times
Jan 23, 2019
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is planning to deliver his annual State of the Union address next Tuesday as scheduled, aides say, despite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's request that he delay because of security concerns until a partial government shutdown is resolved.
Trump still wants to address a joint session of Congress, as presidents have done since the 1930s, yet Congress must vote to extend an official invitation - a symbolic
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