Trump Plans To Give US State Of Union Speech This Month Despite Pelosi Pushback - Reports

Trump Plans to Give US State of Union Speech This Month Despite Pelosi Pushback - Reports

US President Donald Trump plans to arrive on Capitol Hill next week to deliver the annual State of the Union Address, though it remains unclear whether the event will go ahead after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on him to delay the speech, US media reported on Tuesday

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd January, 2019) US President Donald Trump plans to arrive on Capitol Hill next week to deliver the annual State of the Union Address, though it remains unclear whether the event will go ahead after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on him to delay the speech, US media reported on Tuesday.

Pelosi last week called on Trump to delay the State of the Union address until an agreement can be reached to end the partial shutdown of the Federal government.

But the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Secret Service are moving ahead with their plans for a speech in Congress on January 29, Fox news reported, citing an unnamed official.

White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley told Fox that the speech could be moved to a different location, should Pelosi block it in the House.

"There are many ways he can deliver the State of the Union address," Gidley said. "I'm not going to get ahead of anything he would announce."

Both chambers of Congress must approve a resolution to use the House chamber and to have both bodies meet in a joint session, something that has yet to happen. Should the Senate move to host the president instead, a resolution would still be needed.