Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on Wednesday criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) decision to disinvite President Donald Trump from delivering his State of the Union Address, telling MSNBC anchor Hallie Jackson that he believes it is the “wrong approach” to handle security concerns as the partial government shutdown continues.
A partial transcript is as follows:
HALLIE JACKSON: Let me start with Nancy Pelosi saying security concerns is the reason why she’s essentially uninviting the president. Do you think that’s why? Or is this a political power play? -- MORE...
