President Trump Addresses Joint Session of Congress, Annotated
President Trump will address a joint session of Congress for the first time on Tuesday evening at the Capitol, around 8 p.m., Central time. House Speaker Paul Ryan, following tradition, invited the president to make the speech to lay out his agenda in the early days of his new administration.
The remarks come a day after Trump provided an outline of his budget plan for Congress. It would increase defense spending and make cuts to domestic programs.
NPR will offer a live transcript of the remarks, available below. NPR journalists with expertise in politics, immigration, business, law, and more will offer their analysis and annotations.
Shortly after the president concludes, former Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear delivered the Democratic Response to President Trump’s address.
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