Can the president of the United States stop doing the State of the Union address because he does not want to. Can he do that?

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Mia Yates

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30 June, 08:57

Can the president of the United States stop doing the State of the Union address because he does not want to. Can he do that?

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Elaine Serrano · Answer 1

The Constitution states the Executive must: He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.

So, they might be able to change the format but they gotta speak.