President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver his third annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress tonight (Feb 4) in Washington D.C. at 9 p.m. EST, just hours before the Senate holds a final vote in Trump's impeachment trial on Wednesday.
Trump's address is the second time in history that a President has delivered his State of the Union address as the Senate is holding an impeachment trial. The first time occurred in 1999 when President Bill Clinton delivered his address during the midst of his impeachment trial in the Senate.
The president has delivered the annual State of the Union address in front of a joint session of Congress every year since 1913. While Trump is not required to appear before Congress, Article II of the Constitution does require the president to "give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."
During an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Sunday, Trump said he expects to use the speech to "talk about the achievements that we've made" adding that "nobody has made achievements like we've made."
The Democrats' rebuttal will be delivered by Michigan Governor Gretchen Witmer (D) along with Texas Congresswoman Veronica Escobar who will deliver the Spanish language rebuttal shortly after Witmer speaks.
Most of the major networks are expected to carry Trump's address with ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox News, Fox Business, MSNBC, PBS, Telemundo, and Univision all scheduled to broadcast the speech live. If you've cut the cord, most networks, such as CBS, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC will stream the speech on their website if you have a cable subscription.
You can also stream the speech online using free streams from C-SPAN, Fox Business, and PBS. You will also be able to find it on YouTube with ABC,CBS,NBC, and The White House all planning to stream the speech live on their respective YouTube channels.
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