The speech will likely see the president providing an overview of his flurry of executive actions and policy changes over the past 42 days.
President Donald Trump will deliver an address to both houses of Congress on March 4, his first in five years and since his return to the White House last month.
The upcoming speech follows weeks of his administration moving at breakneck speed, substantially reshaping the role of the executive branch after signing more than 100 executive actions in 42 days.
There’s the ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration, substantial changes in the United States’ role abroad, and efforts to fundamentally redefine federal agencies amid mass firings and, in some cases, total dismantling.
Both the Senate and House of Representatives, with Republicans holding a slim majority in each, will be critical in passing legislation to fund many of the president’s key campaign promises, including another round of sweeping tax cuts.
Meanwhile, various groups and nonprofits have filed more than 100 lawsuits challenging many of Trump’s executive actions since retaking office, and Democrats in Washington have accused his administration of creating a “constitutional crisis” and sidestepping Congress in unraveling certain agencies and freezing congressionally appropriated funds.
The president will also be speaking just days after a contentious meeting with a key foreign ally in the Oval Office that left a key economic deal in limbo.
Here’s what to know about Trump’s first joint congressional address of his second term.
What Time and How Can I Watch?
The speech is at 9 p.m. (ET) on March 4 from the Chamber of the House of Representatives in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington.
Multiple radio stations and television broadcast networks will air Trump’s address live.
Viewers can also watch the speech on NTD, The Epoch Times’ sister media, which will also stream the address live online in addition to cable and satellite feeds.
What to Expect From Trump’s Speech
In a March 3 morning post on his social network, Truth Social, Trump wrote in capital letters: “Tomorrow night will be big.” He would “tell it like it is” throughout the address.
The evening will give Trump a chance to go over his agenda and the many sweeping policy changes he has enacted since his second inauguration last month.
The speech also follows a Feb. 28 White House meeting where the president and vice president clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, throwing into doubt a potential cease-fire deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
While Zelenskyy has said he is ready to sign an economic proposal that would trade access to his nation’s rare earth minerals for U.S. military aid, the Trump administration is saying the deal is off the table, for now, following the Oval Office argument.
The president mentioned during a March 3 press conference that he would address the status of the Ukraine deal during his speech on Tuesday night.
Trump is also expected to champion his government restructuring efforts through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is tasked with auditing federal agencies to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse.
By Jacob Burg
