WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Donald Trump to provide the primary State of the Union deal with of his second time period on Feb. 24.
The invitation despatched on Wednesday notes that the nation is marking the 250th anniversary of American independence. The invitation touted the work of Trump and a Republican-led Congress in 2025 and pointed to the yr forward.
“We look forward to advancing the important work ahead of us in 2026, serving the American people, defending liberty, and preserving this grand experiment in self-governance,” Johnson wrote.
The deal with will give Trump the possibility to form the GOP’s message to voters going right into a midterm election that may decide whether or not Republicans keep management of Congress, or if Democrats can win one or each chambers and achieve the power to raised confront Trump’s legislative agenda throughout his last two years in workplace.
Trump has addressed Congress as soon as earlier than in his second time period, delivering a speech to a joint session in March.
