on location. but pelosi did not budge, refusing even to consider allowing a vote to let the president speak. >> i still make the offer as it was mutually agreeable. >> you might recall pelosi initially claimed security was the reason for delaying the president's address. here is what mr. trump had to say about postponing his speech. >> nancy pelosi, or nancy as i call her, she doesn't want to hear the truth and she doesn't want it hear more importantly the american people hear the truth. so we just found out that she's canceled it and i think that that is a great blotch on the incredible country that he with all love. it is a great, great, horrible mark. >> so the white house was caught off guard by pelosi's pushback. cnn learned the president's team