Trump State Of Union Address Unlikely To Happen On US House Floor Amid Shutdown - Lawmaker

US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address is unlikely to occur on the floor of the House of Representatives as long as the federal government remains partially shut down, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries said during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd January, 2019) US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address is unlikely to occur on the floor of the House of Representatives as long as the Federal government remains partially shut down, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries said during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

"Unless the government is reopened, it is highly unlikely that the State of the Union is going to take place on the floor of the United States House of Representatives," Jeffries, who is the House Democratic Caucus chair, said.

Trump's State of the Union speech to Congress is tentatively planned for Tuesday. However, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked the president to postpone the address until the partial shutdown of the federal government ends.

On Tuesday, media reports suggested that Trump is preparing two State of the Union speeches for next week, one in case he delivers his address in Congress and another for delivery at a rally somewhere outside of Washington, DC.