Demagogue and Kremlin asset Donald "Rump" Trump ("Individual 1") was disinvited to deliver a State of the Union message by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi by letter on January 16. Rump, being the narcissistic man-baby that he is, sent a smarmy, arrogant letter back to the Speaker today saying that he looked forward to delivering the SOTU address on January 29, despite the Government being closed because of him. Click to enlarge:
There's no question that he wants to use the speech to continue his campaign of lies and bigotry, centered on his inane promise to his red cap racist supporters to build a wall that Mexico would pay for. Sadly for Rump, the official process for an invitation to deliver a SOTU address involves both houses of Congress passing a resolution inviting Rump. Needless to say, that won't happen in the House.
So what to do? Make it clear to Rump that unless the Trump shutdown ends before the 29th, the House chamber will not be available for him to rant from. Make it clear that he's not the Emperor or absolute ruler, despite his delusions to the contrary, and that the House will decide who speaks there. Finally, make it clear that the House chamber will be off limits to him, to the point of locking his lying, bigoted bigly ass out. #LockHimOut.
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UPDATE: Sad!
BREAKING: @SpeakerPelosi to decline steps to permit a State of the Union Jan 29 pic.twitter.com/ZDbKGjduNT— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) January 23, 2019
