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(1,267 posts) Tue Jan 22, 2019, 12:43 PM Jan 2019

White House tries to go around Pelosi for State of Union [View all]

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Source: Fox News Tweet

SCOOP: @WhiteHouse has sent a letter to the Sergeant-At-Arms, asking to schedule a walk-through for the SOTU address. SAA cancelled a walk-through last week at the request of @SpeakerPelosi . @realDonaldTrump still plans to be at the Capitol on Jan 29 for the speech

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The President appears to be trying to go around Pelosi to hold State of Union at Capitol

This should get interesting

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White House tries to go around Pelosi for State of Union [View all] neohippie Jan 2019 OP

She should turn off the lights and lock the doors of the Congress. kimbutgar Jan 2019 #1

Got an idea. Traildogbob Jan 2019 #5

Let them boo the idiot to no end, to the point he's so embarrassed he'll leave on his own onetexan Jan 2019 #17

Agree Traildogbob Jan 2019 #33

Didn't Darryl Issa do that to John Lewis a couple of years ago at a hearing? George II Jan 2019 #18

oboy Grasswire2 Jan 2019 #2

Yup. That was my first thought. He's just going to strongarm his way onto that floor. Texin Jan 2019 #11

MAGA hat wearers would love it if he did that and then started arresting and executing us. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #26

Read it from the TelePrompTer from the oval office UpInArms Jan 2019 #3

Consider the source, Fox 'news'. Typical. Attempt to build support mahina Jan 2019 #4

seems more likely he's expecting the situation to be resolved by then, or at least by some point. unblock Jan 2019 #6

Could he be thinking of calling a "Special Session" NurseJackie Jan 2019 #10

so the House will have to remain in session.. Grasswire2 Jan 2019 #25

I don't know. I'm hoping someone who understands the Constitution better than I do... NurseJackie Jan 2019 #29

Good greymattermom Jan 2019 #34

not sure, but i don't think that works for this purpose. unblock Jan 2019 #28

Congress is already in session ToxMarz Jan 2019 #35

If this doesn't work MosheFeingold Jan 2019 #7

The Senate is big enough to hold 600 people? n/t pnwmom Jan 2019 #14

He'd make MosheFeingold Jan 2019 #16

Looking at pictures MosheFeingold Jan 2019 #24

I suspect if it comes to that, House and Senate Dems will simply boycott ... mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #36

690 people MosheFeingold Jan 2019 #32

The presentation and frequency of the State of the Union is very loosely defined..... George II Jan 2019 #37

She should then call for his resignation duforsure Jan 2019 #8

What the hell is the matter with this guy? PeeJ52 Jan 2019 #9

He's expcting McConnell to have his back on this. Texin Jan 2019 #13

Give it after descending from an escalator for dramatic effect Freethinker65 Jan 2019 #12

The Sergeant-At-Arms works at the direction of the Speaker of the House. Good luck with that...... George II Jan 2019 #15

the Don RicROC Jan 2019 #27

I'd agree, but I think he'd enjoy that one. George II Jan 2019 #30

He appears to really dislike Donald. CrispyQ Jan 2019 #38

I loved it when Justin Trudeau called him "Donald" a couple of months ago: George II Jan 2019 #39

Road to dictatorship . . . Iliyah Jan 2019 #19

The two most likely scenarios jgmiller Jan 2019 #20

twitter is not a news source nt msongs Jan 2019 #21

Speaker Pelosi is in charge of THIS House. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #22

Sergeant At Arms should be ordered to arrest Mitch and Trump if they try to get into the House. The Truth Is Here Jan 2019 #23

yeah, this is dangerous . Grasswire2 Jan 2019 #31

Locking... DonViejo Jan 2019 #40