President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress for the first time on Tuesday evening at the Capitol, around 9 p.m. Eastern time.
The address comes a day after Trump gave an outline of his budget plan for Congress, which would increase defense spending and make cuts to domestic programs. Following tradition, House Speaker Paul Ryan invited the president to make the speech to lay out his agenda in the early days of his new administration.
NPR will offer this transcript of the remarks, and NPR journalists with expertise in politics, immigration, business, law and more will offer their analysis and annotations.
JUMP: President Trump's Speech | Democratic Response
Shortly after the president concludes, former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear will deliver the Democratic response to President Trump’s address.
Beshear was chosen by Democratic Party leaders for his record, expanding affordable health care.
NPR will have a transcript of Beshear’s remarks and journalists across the NPR newsroom will also be annotating his remarks.
(NPR's analysis appears below the video.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCeZvwXh_4c
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