The speaker asked the president to delay the address scheduled for Jan. 29 or deliver it in writing
Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Wednesday asking he delay his Jan. 29 State of the Union address, or deliver it in writing, unless the government is reopened.
The California Democrat said a State of the Union address has never been delivered during a government shutdown “since the start of modern budgeting” in fiscal 1977. Pelosi also cited security concerns because the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security are not funded.
Wednesday marks the 26th day of the government shutdown over border security funding, the longest in modern history.