Why does Pelosi not disinvite him? What's the strategy here, giving him a victory lap?? nt

[Grasswire2]

[Xipe Totec]

1. Can we wait for the final impeachment vote before starting to criticize Pelosi again? nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. She's giving him the chance to make an ass of himself,

which he will certainly do.

[Habibi]

6. My thought exactly. nt

[CaptYossarian]

13. Between the Adderrall and mini-strokes, it should be a Covfefe-thon.

[bdamomma]

3. Whatever

her strategy is she will not cower.

But I will not be watching, I want his ratings to plummet.

[scheming daemons]

4. A disinvite would play to Trump's advantage now.

It would send the message that the Dems are "sore losers" and then Nancy becomes the story, not Trump.



Nancy knows that Trump will make a damn fool of himself several times during the night... his mental decline is obvious.

[onenote]

5. Because it would be a really dumb thing to do and she's anything but dumb.

Trump would love it if Pelosi dis-invited him. He would:
1. Wear the mantle of victimization like its never been worn before.
2. Point out that Bill Clinton wasn't dis-invited from delivering his 1999 SOTU even though his impeachment trial was ongoing at the time.
3. Simply hold a rally with his rabid supporters in which he would give the SOTU "the Democrats don't want the country to hear" with record breaking national television ratings.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Bingo.

[bdamomma]

9. Like I said

I will not be watching while seeing those traitors those ole white men applauding their criminal leader.

No not me.

[TheRealNorth]

14. I am there with you

But Pelosi should still allow him to give the SOTU.

We should just not watch it- making it the least watched SOTU will hurt him more, especially if the media picks up that storyline.

[bdamomma]

15. and the media will

it's about ratings for them.

[underthematrix]

8. Process matters. This is our government. Not the lunch room in a middle school.

I want her to follow decorum. I will not be watching because he's a traitor, a criminal, a dumbass and LIAR. I have both the self-awareness and the maturity to simply not watch. Deprive him of your attention, which is what he craves most.

[phleshdef]

10. Pelosi has really good political instincts and she isn't going to do anything that could be....

....perceived as petty.

[Wellstone ruled]

11. The Speaker knows

the Orange Anus will do the Stupid. It is tradition to invite the Pres for his State of the Union ideas as to how he thinks the next year should proceed. And we do know with this A-Hole it will be a full on Vindictive Retort against Schiff and his Prosecution Team even if Leningrad Lindsey and Moscow Mitch advised against doing such.

[greenjar_01]

12. A State of the Union address is an established norm

We should try to hold on to as many of these as possible, even if the Trumpies are frothing as per usual.

[Codeine]

16. Because she's one of the adults in the room. nt

[eppur_se_muova]

17. "Let him rave, that men may know him mad." I can't even imagine how unhinged the SOTU will be.

With the trial not yet concluded, he could yet steal defeat from the jaws of (undeserved) victory.