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Promoted from the diaries by streiff. Promotion does not imply endorsement.

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A few minutes ago, Trump tweeted that he would not be seeking an alternative venue to hold the SOTU. Personally, I’m a bit disappointed as I was hoping he’d use the opportunity to ratchet up the heat on Pelosi and the Dems on the shutdown as well as put on a rally for a national audience.

Here are the tweets:

As the Shutdown was going on, Nancy Pelosi asked me to give the State of the Union Address. I agreed. She then changed her mind because of the Shutdown, suggesting a later date. This is her prerogative – I will do the Address when the Shutdown is over. I am not looking for an…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2019

….alternative venue for the SOTU Address because there is no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and importance of the House Chamber. I look forward to giving a “great” State of the Union Address in the near future! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2019

Given how tough he was acting on this issue, this may not bode well for his shutdown negotiations. Pelosi has to smell blood in the water if he rolled so easily on this.