On the eve of his all-but-certain impeachment acquittal in the Senate, Pres. Trump is set to head to the Capitol to deliver his third State of the Union address.
Four months after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared the start of a formal inquiry into the president, she will take her seat on the dais just over the president’s left shoulder as he addresses a chamber filled with Democrats whoIn this Feb. 5, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington.
In this Jan. 19, 1999 file photo, President Bill Clinton gestures while giving his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. He suggests the Trump administration should adopt the same tact, warning that if the president gloats about his pending vindication in the Senate,"it's going to be unseemly to everybody but his base." But if they feel compelled to mention it, he said there is a way to do so in an elevated posture that puts the president above the political fray.
Some of the president’s allies on the Hill have also expressed hope that the president will avoid the topic of impeachment and use his address as a forward-looking moment. President Trump, for his part, told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Sunday that he’ll use the to"talk about the achievements that we've made," claiming that"nobody has made achievements like we've made."
The president will also discuss immigration and tout progress in delivering on his central 2016 campaign promise to erect a continuous wall along the southern border. About 100 miles of new barriers have been constructed near the border under President Trump, according to Customs and Border Protection.
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