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White House planning to proceed with State of the Union, but details up in the air after Pelosi threat
By Alex Pappas, John Roberts | Fox News
The White House is still planning to move ahead with next week’s scheduled State of the Union address, but the details remain up in the air after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi strongly urged the president to delay the speech or submit it in writing amid the government shutdown fight.
According to multiple sources, it remains unclear whether the address scheduled for Jan. 29 will in fact go forward, or what venue it would be in.
“We are still in a holding pattern,†one senior source said.
But Fox News has learned that the White House sent a letter to the House Sergeant at Arms asking to schedule a walk-through for next week’s planned address. This comes after a previously scheduled walkthrough last week was canceled at Pelosi’s request.
At the moment, President Trump intends to be at the Capitol next Tuesday to deliver his speech as scheduled, sources said.
Ultimately, whether the speech is given on the House floor is "up to Pelosi," one source said.
In an appearance on Fox News on Tuesday, White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley suggested the president could move the location of the speech should Pelosi block it in the House.
“There are many ways he can deliver the State of the Union address,†Gidley said on "America's Newsroom." “I’m not going to get ahead of anything he would announce.â€
Gidley accused Pelosi of “trying to play politics with that venue.†He also dinged the speaker for suggesting it may be difficult to provide security for the event because of the partial government shutdown.
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