Trump's State of the Union speech 'highly unlikely' unless shutdown ends, says Democratic leader

A House Democratic leader said Wednesday President Trump probably won’t be delivering his State of the Union address to Congress next week unless the government shutdown ends first.

“It’s absolutely not clear about what this president’s intention is, but what I can say is unless the government is reopened, it is highly unlikely the State of the Union is going to take place on the floor of the United States House of Representatives,” Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., told reporters Wednesday.