How does he get past this little impediment?

Posted on: January 22, 2019 at 13:25:38 CT

The State of the Union is presented to a joint session of Congress, so both the House of Representatives and Senate must pass resolutions inviting the president to give the speech. Neither resolution has been passed yet. As speaker, Pelosi can simply refuse to put such a resolution up for a vote, effectively giving her power to enforce her dis-invitation.