Nancy again told Dotard to keep his LYIN’ fat ass out of her House. SHe said it in slightly different words, but the message is the same.

I SO HOPE she doesn’t fold.
BTW. Screw you Trump, AND the gullible sheep you rode in on.....

Pelosi responded a few hours later with a letter of her own saying that the House would not consider a joint session to hear Trump’s speech until the shutdown ended.

The Constitution does not mandate that the president deliver an annual address to the legislative branch, a tradition that began under Franklin Roosevelt, but only that he “shall from time to time” report to Congress on the state of the nation and recommend any measures to take.

She does have a say, though, on where he has that conversation.

The president cannot speak in front of a joint session of Congress without both chambers' explicit permission. A resolution needs to be approved by both chambers specifying the date and time for receiving an address from the president. State of the Union speeches routinely are delivered in the House chamber.

BUT NOT THIS YEAR, UNLESS DOTARD RELEASES HIS HOSTAGES. THE UNPAID WORKERS.