News Stacey Abrams blames Trump for shutdown in State of the Union response: ‘Political games’ February 5, 2019 Ledyard King, USA TODAY Comments Off on Stacey Abrams blames Trump for shutdown in State of the Union response: ‘Political games’ Stacey Abrams was chosen by Democrats to respond to President Trump's State of the Union speech. In her remarks, she slammed him for the shutdown.