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The State of the Union Address is only required to be done before Congress. It is not required for the Press to be there. In fact it used to just be done via a report and the POTUS doesn't HAVE to attend. Just deliver a report, or have it delivered, to Congress. IIRC it was Wilson that started the practice of delivering it in person via a speech.
Interesting. Thanks.