(CNN) Donald Trump blinked.

There's simply no other way to interpret this tweet sent at 11:12 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday night:

"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."

That concession came after a day in which Trump tried to force House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's hand, sending her a letter in which he insisted he planned to deliver his State of the Union speech from the House floor -- and dared her to say "no."

Which, of course, she promptly did.

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