BATTLE FOR WORLD / SPUTNIK NEWS - January 23, 2019: The article highlights that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declined on Wednesday (January 23) US President Donald Trump's invitation to issue his State of the Union address in the House Chambers, which was initially scheduled to take place on January 29.

Pelosi's response came just a few short hours after the White House issued a letter on Wednesday, saying that Trump was still planning to proceed with SOTU (State of the Union) address at the Capitol despite her request last week to postpone the speech until after the government reopens.

Iron lady House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a letter to President Trump said: "I am writing to inform you that the House of Representatives will not consider a concurrent resolution authorizing the President's State of the Union address in the House Chambers until the government has opened," Pelosi wrote, noting that she is open to setting a "mutually agreeable date" once the government has reopened.

(BattleForWorld: Maybe President Trump can give the speech from the White House oval office? Is the president exhausting that side of the options involving Pelosi?)

A copy of the letter from Pelosi to president Trump.

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