Today marks what was planned to be President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, now on hold until Feb. 5 after the shutdown-induced delay.
Speech or no speech, it’s difficult at this juncture to assess the state of the union. The nation is in a three-week holding period, waiting to see if the government shutdown is permanently resolved with an agreement on immigration legislation. The state of the union is thus at this point a constantly moving target. CONT.
Frank Newport, Gallup