Trump Delays State of the Union Address Until Shutdown Ends

(L) House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) listens during a news conference April 21, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) (R) U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to reporters while participating in a roundtable about ‘fair and honest pricing in healthcare’ in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 23, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Update: U.S. President Donald Trump said in a late night Tweet on Jan. 23 that he would delay a State of the Union address until the government shutdown was over, responding to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s move to obstruct his plans for the speech.