W.H. spokesman Hogan Gidley plays Stephen Miller's "The president will not be questioned" card

[Miles Archer]

President Trump is preparing two versions of the speech — one that could be delivered in Washington and another that would be held somewhere else in the country, depending on the circumstance, according to a senior White House official. Meanwhile, the administration is trying to conduct advance work to prepare for an address in the House chamber, originally scheduled for Jan. 29, even though Pelosi has the power to determine whether Trump can do so.

The ongoing battle over what is usually a mundane process is unfolding as little progress is being made toward ending the partial shutdown that began Dec. 22. The Senate on Tuesday teed up votes for later this week on dueling measures to reopen shuttered federal agencies, although neither bill is expected to advance.

“Nancy Pelosi does not dictate to the president when he will or will not have a conversation with the American people,” a White House spokesman, Hogan Gidley, said Tuesday on Fox News. “The President has an incredible story to tell about how far we’ve come in this country economically, in a national security capacity.”

Gidley accused Pelosi of “trying to play politics with that venue.” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters later Tuesday evening that Trump is moving forward with a speech at the Capitol as planned.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-seeks-walk-through-for-state-of-the-union/2019/01/22/e91f1c7c-1e69-11e9-bda9-d6efefc397e8_story.html?utm_term=.5e1f106254f1

[Firestorm49]

1. "How far we've come in this country economically" Is this guy nuts or what?

Has he bothered to see how poorly the market was in 2018? I sure as hell did. Am I missing something here?
I’m so sick of idiotic assessments, statements, lies, and bullshit from this administration, and as they say, its right out there in the open. Nobody even bothers to conceal it any longer. We’re in big trouble.

[bdamomma]

4. that

"we've" is not us it's about the 1%.

[LakeSuperiorView]

2. A SOTU address is not "a conversation with the American people", dumbass.

Try finding out what ballpark you are playing in, Hogan. And it's your mom's turn to bring snacks for your team.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Self-absorbed Trump views everything in terms of pr value

The SOTU is a report to Congress not the country.
The mass illusion will not be televised.

[RainCaster]

5. Will DFT deliver the SOTUS to his base instead?

Let the Trumpanzees fill a Mason jar for him. It will be historic.