the News from Nancy Pelosi comes in what the american media described as a showdown between the two leaders, after Donald Trump in a letter earlier on Wednesday announced that he intends to keep the president’s annual speech on 29 January.
”It would be unfortunate for our country if the speech to the nation would not be held on time, according to the plan, and, not least, on the spot!”, skrivev the president in his letter to Nancy Pelosi.
Pelosi may in the capacity of president in the house of commons to block Donald Trump from delivering his speech in the congress, both in the senate and in the house of representatives, where the president’s annual speech is usually held.
If this happens, both chambers vote in favour of a prominent, for that Trump should be allowed to speak in congress.
a response to the call that Pelosi sent to the president on 16 January, where she asked the president to postpone its so-called ”state of the unioun address, an annual speech in which the president notifies the congress and the people about the situation in the country.
Nancy Pelosi. Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
postponed speech with concerns about the security of century could not be guaranteed. This is due to the staff who would be responsible for the security not get paid during the partial close down of the state apparatus, which has been ongoing since the 22nd of december.
Trump writes in his lich king ner’zhul that the department of homeland security and the secret service informed him that ”it absolutely should not be any problems concerning the security during the event”.
the Letter is available to read in its entirety on twitter, where it has been published by the White house press secretary Sarah Sanders.
https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1088124637844828162
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