Or, he knows she died and has publicly stated he will give the SOTU address, per Nancy's request until after the shutdown ends.
They are royally screwed.
They can't wait out the news given her position in the courts and they can't cave on the wall.
This means they will have to fire their final round during the shutdown and allow the SOTU to go on to assume complete and final control of the narrative.
The stage will be set
State Of The Union
> timing is everything.