--- title: Trump Did Not Wait for Pelosi at State of the Union description: President Donald Trump jumped right into the State of the Union speech without a formal introduction from Nancy Pelosi. canonical: https://time.com/5522266/donald-trump-no-pelosi-introduction-state-of-the-union/ author: Abigail Abrams article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-06T02:46:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-13T08:21:49.890Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Did Not Wait for Pelosi to Introduce Him at the State of the Union og:description: The President broke from tradition with his quick start og:url: https://time.com/5522266/donald-trump-no-pelosi-introduction-state-of-the-union/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76ac336b918fbaf5/698944a38fd2ee0c6a35dbb4/david-butow-state-of-the-union-2019-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2405 og:image:height: 1353 og:image:alt: david-butow-state-of-the-union-2019-1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Did Not Wait for Pelosi to Introduce Him at the State of the Union twitter:description: The President broke from tradition with his quick start twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76ac336b918fbaf5/698944a38fd2ee0c6a35dbb4/david-butow-state-of-the-union-2019-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Did Not Wait for Nancy Pelosi to Introduce Him During the State of the Union > Sponsored content. 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So eager, in fact, that he jumped right into his speech without a formal introduction._ by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Feb 6, 2019 2:46 AM UTC President Donald Trump was eager to begin his State of the Union address on Tuesday night. So eager, in fact, that he jumped right into his speech without a formal introduction. by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Feb 6, 2019 2:46 AM UTC President Donald Trump was eager to begin his [State of the Union address](http://time.com/5520715/state-union-donald-trump-fact-check/) on Tuesday night. So eager, in fact, that he jumped right into his speech without a formal introduction. When the president speaks in front of a joint session of Congress, it is customary for the Speaker of the House to introduce him. Last year, the introduction at the State of the Union was given by Republican Speaker Paul Ryan. But since Democrats won control of the House in the 2018 midterm elections, Democrat Nancy Pelosi now holds the job. Pelosi, [dressed in white](http://time.com/5518859/state-of-the-union-2019-white/) like many of her female Democratic colleagues, sat behind Trump during his speech on Tuesday. But after the President gave copies of his speech to her and Vice President Mike Pence, he turned around and began speaking without pausing for Pelosi to introduce him. This change in schedule left Pelosi looking slightly confused at first, but she soon transitioned into looking at the papers in front of her as the President talked. Pelosi and Trump have repeatedly clashed in recent weeks. She not only refused to meet the President’s demand of funding for his border wall during the government shutdown, but also uninvited him from delivering the State of the Union in the House chamber while the shutdown continued. Once the shutdown ended, without the funding Trump had wanted for his wall, the two rescheduled his speech. ## Transcript [00:00] [ APPLAUSE ] [00:14] [ APPLAUSE ] [00:29] Thank you very much, Madam Speaker, Mr. [00:34] Vice President. Members of Congress, the [00:40] First Lady of the United States and my fellow Americans, [00:45] we meet tonight at a moment of unlimited potential as [00:51] we begin a new Congress. I stand here ready to work [00:55] with you. 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