Comedian Seth Meyers on Wednesday praised Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi: Ginsburg successor must uphold commitment to 'equality, opportunity and justice for all' Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Pelosi orders Capitol flags at half-staff to honor Ginsburg MORE (D-Calif.) for telling President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE that she would block him from delivering the State of the Union address next week.

“Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to the White House today saying she will not allow President Trump to deliver the State of the Union address next week if the government is still shut down,” Meyers said. “Damn!”

“If Trump really wants a strong wall on the Mexican border, he should build it out of Nancy Pelosi,” the “Late Night” host joked.

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Trump announced late Wednesday that he would wait until the partial government shutdown is over to give his address following a back-and-forth with Pelosi, who had initially invited Trump to speak on Jan. 29. That invitation was first extended on Jan. 3.

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

After the stalemate increased the odds that the government shutdown could extend into February, Pelosi requested on Jan. 16 that Trump delay the address due to security concerns, as the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security are operating without funding.

Trump dismissed Pelosi’s concerns, saying he planned to move ahead with the address in the House because security officials had assured him there was no risk.

The Speaker then sent the president a letter on Wednesday, saying she would not take the legislative steps necessary to allow Trump to deliver the speech on Tuesday.

Trump accepted Pelosi’s stance in a tweet late Wednesday, saying he would deliver the address after the shutdown was over.

“As the Shutdown was going on, Nancy Pelosi asked me to give the State of the Union Address. I agreed,” he tweeted. “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.”

He also said he was not planning to seek an “alternative venue” for the address, despite saying earlier that “we’ll do something in the alternative."

“There is no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and importance of the House Chamber,” he tweeted.