He only need to call a joint session of Congress starting at noon the day of his speech. That would resolve all legal nuance.
However, that does not mean that everyone would show up at the speech. There are some Dims from some districts that would get away with being absent and their constituency would praise them for it.
But that empty chair over Trumps left shoulder on the teevee will not play well for Nancy.
He should simply give the SOU to the American people in a very large public venue and invite the Congress to either show up or watch it on TV.
No matter what Pelosi does now, she looks like sh!t to 70% of the electorate.
[But that empty chair over Trumps left shoulder on the teevee will not play well for Nancy.]
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