White House tries to go around Pelosi for State of Union

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

even ignoring that the *house* sergeant-at-arms doesn't answer to the president, how would a state of the union speech work behind pelosi's back?

he can't have use of the house chambers over pelosi's objections.

even if he could get use of the house chambers, he certainly can't get a session of the house, or a joint session of congress, without pelosi's ok.

best he can really do it give it to the senate only in the senate chambers, or submit it in writing and deliver the speech somewhere else. from the oval office or at one of his rallies or whatever.


unless he figures the situation will be resolved soon and he'll give the address to a joint session of congress, as usual.

of course, he no doubt thinks the situation will be resolved because pelosi will just cave, even though she has every reason not to....