The Trump White House, which has had its share of spelling and grammatical errors in press releases and administration announcements, isn’t to blame in this case. The sergeant-at-arms is responsible for printing the tickets. Oops: House issues tickets for State of the 'Uniom'

President Donald Trump may declare the state of the union to be strong in his address to Congress on Tuesday night. But Trump would instead tout the state of the “uniom,” according to a picture of official tickets set to be distributed to House guests.

The spelling snafu is said to be delaying distribution of the tickets, according to one source.


The Trump White House, which has had its share of spelling and grammatical errors in press releases and administration announcements, isn’t to blame in this case. The sergeant-at-arms is responsible for printing the tickets, according to another source who confirmed the authenticity of the tickets.

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A spokesperson for the House sergeant-at-arms did not return a request for comment.

Trump is scheduled to deliver his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. The president is expected to address a range of issues, including infrastructure, trade and the ongoing immigration stalemate.

Elana Schor contributed to this report.