But in a tweet sent after 11:00 pm, Trump wrote, “As the shutdown was going on, Nancy Pelosi asked me to give the State of the Union Address. I agreed.”Trump vows not to ‘cave’ on 32nd day of government shutdown“She then changed her mind because of the shutdown, suggesting a later date. Traditionally the president’s annual speech is delivered before a joint session of Congress in the ornate chamber of the House of Representatives. The House, now controlled by Democrats, has passed multiple bills that would open government, but the Republican-run Senate is aligned with Trump’s push for border wall funding. The Senate votes have the potential to break the impasse, but since each requires 60 votes to advance in the 100-member chamber, their passage is unlikely.

Source: The Express Tribune January 24, 2019 09:56 UTC