Pelosi invites Trump to deliver State of the Union address Feb. 4
WASHINGTON _ Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday invited President Donald Trump to deliver his State of the Union address on Feb. 4, which, if accepted, will be Trump's first visit to the House since Democrats voted to impeach him.
The invite came in a letter Pelosi sent to Trump citing "the spirit of our Constitution," which calls for the president to give Congress information on the state of the union "from time to time."
The presidential State of the Union address has turned into an annual tradition _ one that created some drama earlier this year.
After a partial government shutdown last December lingered into early 2019, Pelosi rescinded her invitation for Trump to give his State of the Union address on Jan. 29. She said she would not allow Trump to speak in the House chamber until the government was open, which prompted a spat between the two.
Ultimately, the government reopened Jan. 25, and Pelosi and Trump agreed to reschedule the State of the Union for Feb. 5.
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