Delayed Address

From the BBC:

"US shutdown: Trump delays State of the Union address"

US President Donald Trump says he will not deliver his annual State of the Union speech until after the government shutdown is over. On Wednesday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi withdrew an invitation for him to address Congress, saying government services should fully reopen first. Mr Trump initially said the speech should be "on time, on schedule, and very importantly, on location." But in a tweet overnight he backed down on his pledge. He acknowledged Ms Pelosi's refusal to allow Congress to host the State of the Union address until the shutdown - now in its 34th day - had been resolved. "This is her prerogative," he said. Democrats have argued that with so many federal employees furloughed - temporarily laid off - or working without pay, the high-profile State of the Union address, which involves both chambers of Congress and the president, would not be logistically feasible. But Mr Trump has denied that there were any security concerns posed by the ongoing partial shutdown.

^ Trump clearly caved on this. I only hope that this will help force Trump, the Senate and the House (Republicans and Democrats) to finally re-open the Federal Government so that the hundreds of thousands of Americans affected can start getting paid again. ^

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46983349