President Trump surrenders to Pelosi on State of the Union address
I never thought President Trump would surrender to Nancy Pelosi’s declaration that the House would not be open to his State of the Union address, but he sure as hell did.
In an exchange of letters, Trump had dared Pelosi to ban him from the floor of the House … and she did.
Trump then made some tweets about holding the SOTU address in the Senate chamber or even at an alternative site. But late Wednesday night Trump tweeted:
“This is her prerogative - I will do the Address when the Shutdown is over. I am not looking for an alternative venue for the SOTU Address because there is no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and importance of the House Chamber.”
In this battle between two powerful leaders, Trump surrendered. Game over … Nancy wins.
The bigger game over the wall continues. Although Trump made immigration a cornerstone of his campaign and promised to build a border wall that Mexico will pay for, he’s not going to get the wall because the Democrats are resolute in their opposition to it and Mexico ain’t about to pay for it.
Trump says if the Democrats refuse to provide the funds, he will declare a national emergency to build the wall. Immigration a national emergency? That’s a real stretch and his order will probably be shot down by the courts.
With the polls showing his approval numbers plunging to the low 30s, look for another surrender when Trump tries to wiggle out of his promise. He’ll tell his base that he did everything possible to keep his promise, but that the radical liberal Democrats made it impossible for him to build the wall.
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