Former White House adviser Steve Bannon Stephen (Steve) Kevin BannonJuan Williams: Swamp creature at the White House Engineers say privately funded border wall is poorly constructed and set to fail: report Bannon and Maxwell cases display DOJ press strategy chutzpah MORE called on President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE to delay the State of the Union until after the impeachment trial in the Senate.

Bannon told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” that the president should push back the annual address until after he is acquitted so that there is no hovering uncertainty regarding impeachment.

“He will be acquitted and exonerated,” Bannon said. “That should happen. And then he should do the State of the Union because the whole world will watch this.”

“President Trump’s got a great saying, ‘No games,’” he added. “This is all game playing by the Democrats. That’s got to be brought to an end.”

Bannon accused Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiMcConnell focuses on confirming judicial nominees with COVID-19 talks stalled Overnight Defense: Top admiral says 'no condition' where US should conduct nuclear test 'at this time' | Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings Pelosi must go — the House is in dire need of new leadership MORE (D-Calif.) of planning to delay the Senate impeachment trial by withholding the articles from the upper chamber to allow Democrats to collect more evidence and to ensure the president makes his speech amid uncertainty.

“The other is that she wants him to have a State of the Union where there’s some uncertainty,” he said. “After it’s all over, after he’s been exonerated, then he goes before the world at the State of the Union and lays out the State of the Union and the state of this world.”

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Pelosi has said she has withheld the articles of impeachment in order to get information on how the Senate trial will be run. The House impeached Trump on the articles of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in December.

Last year, the president announced he would push back the annual speech until after the longest partial government shutdown ended. Pelosi had previously announced she would prevent him from delivering his speech until the government reopened.