Speaker Pelosi cancels WH walk through

[angrychair]

BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi has just instructed the Sergeant at Arms to cancel the walkthrough that White House officials planned to take in preparation of the State of the Union address.

Link to tweet

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[MontanaMama]

1. Womp whomp.

[KCDebbie]

11. +1000

[Maru Kitteh]

92. IKR?

[Perseus]

105. It is the beginning of a power struggle

And lets hope the orange buffoon does not get away with giving the speech at Congress, it will lift his base, it is a silly and childish thing, but then again so is the buffoon and his followers, nonetheless it is a show of strength and disregard for rules, and walking away from it with no accountability will be a problem for Nancy Pelosi...It will lead for greater disregard of the rule of law.

Right now he is getting away with this shutdown, his goal is to hurt the investigation, nothing else, he sees no consequences to other people, only the benefits for him. He needs to go, and it needs to happen very soon. It should had happen already.

[Kablooie]

2. Can't Trump just give the speech on TV by himself if he wants to?

[Progressive Law]

7. He can, but Trump's ego will force Trump to demand access to the House.

[bitterross]

79. He's screwed there. He cannot demand access.

The President has to be invited to the house. He cannot demand a royal audience.

This is fun to watch. Of course, the MAGAts are going call her a b*tch and the c-word and all sorts of things. Nothing new really.

[lunatica]

26. He has to ask for and pay for air time

The last speech he made from the White House just recently was not aired by most of the networks.

[left-of-center2012]

44. He wants a live audience ...

... and a standing ovation (by the GOP).

[avebury]

68. Yup. Without a live audience, his speeches tend to be total flops! nt

[Retrograde]

47. Sure - he can even send a written report

like Jefferson and Lincoln did. The Constitution requires the president to inform Congress "from time to time" about the state of the union - it doesn't specify that it has to be in person.

[Massacure]

58. I'm sure a written report could even be via Twitter if he wanted it.

"@NancyPelosi - America sucks and I'm making it great again. I'm going to build a wall and lower taxes and bomb Iran!!!" It's less than 140 characters and written with the same intelligence of a kindergartner, but it is a status update.

[fierywoman]

71. ... or when it has to be.

[sarge43]

54. He can fax over a Post It.

The Constitution requires that POTUS "from time to time" inform Congress of the state of the union and make recommendations. Article II, Section 3.

An in person speech to Congress is a tradition, not a requirement. Wilson was the first POTUS to do it. Before that a formal letter was sent.

[avebury]

70. I'd like someone to point out, to the strict Constitutionalists, that

the Constitution says nothing about delivering the update on live tv.

[sarge43]

82. In that rat's nest that subs for Moron's mind,

he probably 'thinks' tv is like wheels and walls; it's been around since the Middle Ages.

[Gothmog]

61. trump is horrible on telepromter speeches

[malaise]

63. You know he has always been shunned by polite society

This will be in the history books. His narcissistic personality can't handle this diss of disses.

[mastermind]

74. he can give a speech from anywhere, even his toilet seat but the Peoples House is off limits

he is talking about giving it at a rally which I'm sure will ship in lots of paid supporters.

[dlk]

3. This is a New Experience for Trump...

...Being told “no” by an equally powerful women. He is about to learn there are some things all of his privilege can’t accomplish. I don’t imagine he’ll take it very well.

[Scurrilous]

27. Yep.

[panader0]

50. Agreed. But Madame Speaker is not just equally powerful.

His power is an illusion, hers is real.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

65. Oh Snap.

+1

[AllyCat]

67. This!!

[fierywoman]

72. Beautifully put!

[shanti]

77. Exactly

I think he will try though.

[ck4829]

100. Indeed

[janterry]

4. lol

trumpy is going to be pretty grumpy, tonight

[doompatrol39]

5. She NEEDS to cancel the SOTU....

She can and should ( and I think she will). Nothing will hit Trump where it hurts most more than taking away his big speech and his big podium in front of the country.

[Wounded Bear]

12. She can't 'cancel' it...

it is Constitutionally mandated. She can keep him from delivering it in the House, though.

Article II, Section 3:

He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient

[splat]

14. She can keep him out of the House!

As she said, he can give his speech from the oval office.

He's just bullying again so he can whine about being locked out, like he did about being alone at Christmas.

Good thing she's not throwing his clothes on the lawn.

[bottomofthehill]

19. She can cancel the TV aspect and just recieve it in writing

a video tape, hell, he can tweet the SOTU if that is how he wants to deliver it to Congress. Nothing says he has to show up in the Hall of the House

[doompatrol39]

43. O.K. then "not let him deliver it in the house"

And from what that says "time to time" doesn't mandate it be right now during the shut down and it doesn't involve it being televised or in the house. She holds all the cards on this one.

[Wounded Bear]

45. Yeah, the Constitution is actually kind of vague about it...

[paleotn]

46. Nothing in the Constitution states

it has to be the televised version we know today. That's a relatively new phenomenon. It use to be a simple letter.

[jmowreader]

64. Define "from time to time"

It's a very nebulous term, and Trump has already given a couple of them...in theory at least, he doesn't have to give another SOTU the rest of the time he's in the White House.

And as everyone's already pointed out, there's no rule as to HOW the State of the Union has to be delivered. He can do it by letter.

[Initech]

51. I'd rather them hold it and do an Animal House style walk out.

[HuskyOffset]

93. "...not sit here and listen to you badmouth the United States of America!"

[Initech]

95. "Hey take it easy, I'm in pre law."

"I thought you were pre med!"
"What's the difference?"

[HuskyOffset]

101. Funny exchange

And where exactly does one get a suit like that?

[niyad]

103. Speaker Pelosi explained about the security concersn, and the fact that she refuses to have

unpaid workers having to provide that security.

[MissB]

6. *snort*

[guillaumeb]

8. Does a Speaker outrank an Emperor?

Asking for an orange baby.

[SammyWinstonJack]

48. ROFL! @Asking for an orange baby.

[guillaumeb]

69. Who shall remain nameless.

[bdamomma]

9. Good for her

Afterall she's the lady of the House.

If McConnell likes to flick his limp dick, she can stop anyone who goes to the PEOPLES house.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

10. BWAH!

[octoberlib]

13. Omg, this is so great!

[Squinch]

15. Go Nancy!

[demmiblue]

16. Is this new, or recycled clickbait? n/t

[manor321]

21. It's only a few hours old. It's new.

[demmiblue]

22. I know the tweet is new, but what is the source (besides Krass)? n/t

[greyl]

89. Annoying how he rarely, if ever, provides a link to confirm his breaking news tweets.

It's not like he's the actual journalist who got the scoop.

[demmiblue]

29. Also, I don't remember a walk through even being scheduled, just a request for one. n/t

[vsrazdem]

38. From what I read here on DU the White House scheduled a walk through this afternoon for preparations

[demmiblue]

56. It was a request, not a scheduled walk through.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211708906

[BumRushDaShow]

59. Here is some info from this evening

Trump prepares two versions of State of the Union address as shutdown tensions escalate


By Seung Min Kim
January 22 at 7:54 PM

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In an email to House officials sent Sunday afternoon, a White House staffer requested a walk-through from the House sergeant-at-arms to prepare for the presidential address next week. The White House asked to visit the House on Monday, which was a federal holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Much of the legislative branch was closed Monday.

“Checking on the postponed SOTU walk-through meeting from last week. Given that we have lost valuable time over the past week my team would like to reschedule the walk-through for this Monday, if at all possible,” Bobby Peede, the White House’s director of presidential advance, wrote in the email, obtained by The Washington Post. Fox News first reported on the existence of the message. Peede added: “We understand that the House Chamber may not be available or be in session and would be happy to meet at any time, day or night. I appreciate all your and the SAA’s help and assistance over the years and look forward to seeing you and your team this week.”

That walk-through on Monday did not occur. Pelosi canceled a planned walk-through that had been scheduled for Jan. 16, a spokesman said.

On Tuesday night, Pelosi dismissed the note sent to the House sergeant-at-arms as an informal query that went to several hundred people and not a formal request from White House or security officials.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-seeks-walk-through-for-state-of-the-union/2019/01/22/e91f1c7c-1e69-11e9-bda9-d6efefc397e8_story.html

[jcgoldie]

17. NOT IN MY HOUSE!

[manor321]

18. HA HA HA HA HA! OH BABY!

FUCK YOU TRUMP! rofl:

[backtoblue]

20. K&R for the Boss!

[trof]

23. YAY

[C_U_L8R]

24. You shall not pass!

[George II]

25. Checkmate!

[bluestarone]

28. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Va Lefty]

30. Way to go Madam Speaker!

v

[SunSeeker]

34. I know I did!

[pandr32]

31. Someone won't take this well

[HipChick]

32. Lmao...not today MoFo..not in my house..

[Duppers]

33. I bet my hubby she'd do this. Yay!

Do a little dance... 💃

[Miigwech]

35. Keep it up NANCY !!!! I mean , Speaker of the House.

trump has finally met more than his match

[SunSeeker]

36. This is the PEOPLE'S HOUSE, not Putin's house. Go fuck yourself, Shitler.

[lunatica]

37. Ooh, baby, baby!

[Doodley]

39. Can she give her own speech that would rival whatever Trump does?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

40. Uh oh

[johnp3907]

42. I can't stop watching this and laughing!

[Elwood P Dowd]

41. Get ready for it

Trump's gonna' be tweeting from the shitter like crazy tonight.

[Power 2 the People]

49. BOSS MOVE!

[ooky]

52. Dick Tater isn't going to like it.

[Totally Tunsie]

53. Feel the burn!

Well, that'll save a fumigation and delousing of the building.

[Cha]

55. No security for you Puppetrump.

[Pepsidog]

57. I love this shit!

[Gothmog]

60. There has been no resolution officially inviting trump to the House for the SOTU

There can be no SOTU without a formal resolution. https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/22/white-house-planning-state-of-the-union-1119849

White House officials are aware that Pelosi has the final say over whether the speech will take place in the House chamber. But they intend to move forward as planned until Pelosi scuttles the event, a move that they believe would be seen as political.

For now, Congress has not approved a joint resolution authorizing an appearance by the president next Tuesday, so there is nothing scheduled for Pelosi to cancel. The resolution would need the support of House Democrats, who have followed taken their lead from Pelosi's lead during the shutdown.

[dalton99a]

66. +1

[fierywoman]

75. Taking bets that he'll open the government the afternoon of the SOTU?

[malaise]

62. Perfect

Rec

[FloridaBlues]

73. Yes That's how it's done.

[cojoel]

76. It would seem more appropriate

that he go to Richmond and delivery the State of the Confederacy. But the people of Richmond probably don't want his ass there either.

[robleb]

78. LOVE IT!

Bravo, Speaker...

[calimary]

80. EXCELLENT!

Turn the screws Nancy! This is what we voted for. Backbone, Guts, and Balls!

[Blue Owl]

81. Trump can fester in his dump

n/t

[orangecrush]

83. YES!

Cut King Baby down to size!

[Cousin Dupree]

84. Nancy sure knows how to woman up!

[Ferrets are Cool]

85. This is MY house!!

[blue-wave]

86. God I love her!

Thank you Madam Speaker!!

[StTimofEdenRoc]

87. The voices in my head say the state of the union will be from a Catholic School Gym in Kentucky.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

88. No one wants to hear that creeps hate speech.

[peggysue2]

90. Okay, Everyone Say It With Me:

It's 2019 and Nancy Pelosi is our number 1 BADASS!

[pdsimdars]

91. Couldn't love her any more. Is it possible. Put the spoiled child in his place. Go granny.

[Butterflylady]

94. Imagine that !

A woman telling orange face he can't do something! Bet that's the first time ever. Lol!

[mnhtnbb]

96. Good for her!

The Dems should not cave on the wall $hit, either.

[angrychair]

102. That is not the how or why of this

She didn’t “choose not to invite” him. She choose not to create more work for people who are already not getting paid and working understaffed (meaning the homeland and other security personal).

This was the only one of the two that saw that such an event is a lot of work to create for people not getting paid.

FYI, I think these things are ridiculous and were not done at all in the first 110 years we existed and then not consistently. Carter was the last president to deliver it in writing in 1981.
Jefferson was the first to start delivering it in writing as he considered the speech before congress to monarchist.
The last thing we need to do is encourage that in this idiot.

[turbinetree]

98. That's are Speaker of the People.................

I wish I had my Valentine hearts to give to her.................

[ck4829]

99. K&R

[usaf-vet]

104. Hey McTurtle...pay backs are hell. Hey 45 blame Speaker McTurtle.

Speaker Pelosi is now the democrats designate pay back chief.

For these quotes and thousand of other steps you took to obstruct President Obama!

McConnell quotes:

1. The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.

2. One of my proudest moments was when I looked Barack Obama in the eye and I said, 'Mr. President, you will not fill the Supreme Court vacancy.'