LANSING, Mich. — The President's annual State of the Union address is facing some uncertainty because of the government shutdown.
On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked President Donald Trump to postpone his Jan. 29 speech, citing concerns about adequate security. Trump would not be able to go forward with the address in Congress without approval from Pelosi.
The President has not yet said what he plans to do without Pelosi's support for the State of the Union.
But Michigan's Speaker of the House Rep. Lee Chatfield (R) invited Trump to give the State of the Union in the House chamber at the Michigan State Capitol.
Chatfield sent a letter to Trump, which he also tweeted out.
"There is no higher loyalty or obligation than to the people we serve and the communities we represent, and no partisan gamesmanship should stand in the way of that service. Because of that, this chamber and this speaker are willing to put people before politics for this important occasion," he said. "Because of that, this chamber and this speaker are willing to put people before politics for this important occasion."
The White House did not respond as of Friday afternoon.
"Washington D.C. may be bogged down in partisan politics," the letter read. "But Michigan is different."
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