White House officials caught off guard by Pelosi's letter canceling State of the Union address
Source: CNN
White House officials were caught off guard Wednesday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally disinviting President Donald Trump from giving his State of the Union address from the House chamber, leaving them scrambling for a response.
White House officials had believed Pelosi wanted only to postpone Trump's State of the Union for political reasons after she sent a letter to him last week asking him to delay the address until after the partial government shutdown ended. The plan from administration officials was to call her bluff by pressing forward with plans to deliver the speech, including a new letter on Wednesday that they hoped would force her hand.
Now they're left exploring alternative venues. White House officials say they are hesitant to hold a campaign-style rally because they realize it's not formal enough to look like the traditional speech. Officials also recognize that it's harder to keep Trump on message during a rally, where he often feeds off the crowd, versus a more formal address.
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The Oval Office is a tough sell for the President, since he disliked the last address he made from there and the polls showed it changed zero minds. They like the East Room/Cross Hall and the Diplomatic Room. The East Room would be easier for hosting Republicans as an audience.
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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/23/politics/white-house-state-of-the-union-off-guard/index.html
I'd ask "How stupid are they?"...but they're working for Trump.
ArizonaLib
(1,242 posts)Isn't that why we can't figure out how to end these stupid wars?
Why vote for a stupid idiot to stop stupid wars? He can't even make the bully pulpit work - from the oval office you should be able to lead and change minds unless you are a crook (talking to you, Tricky Dicky, where ever you are).
irisblue
(33,061 posts)First line advisors and counselors are 'the best people' but how many came over from the Bush eras, or large state executive assistants?
C_U_L8R
(45,042 posts)They may need some alternate programming if the don't want to run a test pattern.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)oldsoftie
(12,677 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,684 posts)In an honest situation, everyone there should shriek "you lie" at Trump.
I have hated that clown from the moment his silly voice howled out at a real President, from the depths of his racist's hatred.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)He's a real piece of work. He denounced Essie Mae Washington Williams for revealing that she was the daughter of Strom Thurmond. He also advocated that children as young as THREE years of age should be taught to use firearms.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)So, no Democrats invited?
machoneman
(4,016 posts)as he will merely spend 45 minutes lambasting us. Let this be the first, and maybe last, SOTU speech where only Republiscums attend!
Go Nancy!
a kennedy
(29,781 posts)gets caught in the WEB OF POLITICS OF WASHINGTON.......oh yah, hes an outsider, and is going to clean the swamp, and it has been said before, HE AND HIS CRONIES ARE THE SWAMP.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)And when you move, fall like the thunderbolt
-- Sun Tzu
bitterross
(4,066 posts)After two years of no accountability they have no idea what they're up against.
Loving it!
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)Fix it. Seriously.
fascisthunter
(29,381 posts)Oops!
procon
(15,805 posts)going to invite Republicans to attend. That's a pep rally, a mandatory Trump praise festival, but it has nothing to do with the country.
RockRaven
(15,097 posts)this is not new news, but I suppose we ought to remind ourselves of it explicitly from time to time.
No non-moron could have read Pelosi's letter and not understood that it was a steel middle finger in a velvet glove. It was the polite and political way of warning them that a SOTU lockout would happen if the federal employee lockout hadn't ended.
The fact that Trump's White House was caught "off guard" by her telling them slowly and explicitly, like talking to a small child, that she wasn't going to let Dump play with his favorite toy, after they tried to bluster and bully their way into a normal SOTU event is an admission of their absolute unqualified nature for the positions they are occupying.
Blue_playwright
(1,568 posts)they are using the word "venue." It's telling. It's all a show for him, a presentation. A venue is what you hire for your wedding- not a SOTU speech.
If he had some class and wasn't a whining weenie, he would wait. But he's a whining ass so...
ffr
(22,681 posts)When we fight back, you can just eat it, Mitch! You POS TRAITOR!
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)I think tonight would be first on my list.
I bet he is just FUCKING FUMING, red-faced, throwing shit, cursing at everyone ... the meltdown that Mango Mussolini must be having would be so terrifically entertaining and fun to watch.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)He must be shitting his 46" waist line pants.
Nobody will get any sleep tonight.
Too bad that WH permanent staff (Cooks, bakers, butlers, etc.) can't write tell-all books.