Speaker Pelosi explains security priority at State of the Union

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California tells reporters at a weekly briefing on day 27 the partial government shutdown that the state of the union address is defined as a national special security event elevating resources of government to protect the event with the president, vice president, Congress of the United States, the cabinet acting as it is, Supreme Court justices, the diplomatic corps and all that implies for security so continuation of government illustrating power in the room. Pelosi had written President Donald Trump to suggest postponing the annual speech or submitting it in writing.