President Trump addresses Congress – NBC Boston

What to Know

• President Donald Trump is on Capitol Hill Tuesday night time to ship a joint handle to Congress, the primary of his second administration.
• The speech comes on the day Trump launched his promised tariffs towards America’s three greatest buying and selling companions, drawing rapid retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending monetary markets right into a tailspin.
• Trump is anticipated to concentrate on immigration in Tuesday’s handle, and a few surveys present People have a extra favorable opinion of his strategy on immigration than on different points.
• The White Home stated the theme for Trump’s speech is “renewal of the American dream.”
• Many Democratic lawmakers will put on blue and yellow ties and scarves to Trump’s handle in a present of help for Ukraine, in response to Trump’s aggressive Oval Workplace assembly final week with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• Trump’s joint handle additionally comes amid chaos sown by large federal authorities layoffs orchestrated by billionaire Elon Musk and the newly created Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE).
• Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan will ship Democrats’ response to Trump’s joint handle. Sen Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will even be giving his personal response, one thing he’s accomplished in previous.