House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday asked President Trump to either reschedule his State of the Union address or hand-deliver his State of the Union remarks to Congress on paper because of the ongoing government shutdown.

“Sadly, given the security concerns and unless government re-opens this week, I suggest that we work together to determine another suitable date after government has re-opened for this address or for you to consider delivering your State of the Union address in writing to the Congress,” the California Democrat wrote in a letter to Trump.

Pelosi had previously invited the president to give his address Jan. 29, which Trump accepted.

Pelosi said the government shutdown has had an effect on the Department of Homeland Security and Secret Service, which are responsible for ensuring the safety of top government officials attending the event.

Both agencies “have not been funded for 26 days now — with critical departments hamstrung by furloughs,” she wrote.

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The White House did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.

There is no constitutional requirement that the president deliver the address in person. The address was regularly delivered in writing, beginning when President Thomas Jefferson was in the White House. That continued until more than 100 years later, when President Woodrow Wilson began giving the address in person in 1913.

Ronald Reagan’s 1986 address was postponed after the space shuttle Challenger exploded less than two minutes after launch on the day of his scheduled address to address Congress.

Former President Bill Clinton gave his 1999 State of the Union address in the House chamber in the midst of his Senate impeachment trial — in which he was acquitted weeks later.