State of the Union address
noun phrase
: a yearly speech given by the U.S. President to Congress and the people to tell them about important things that are affecting the country
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At Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday evening, Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was removed from the House chamber during Trump’s speech for shaking his cane at the president and yelling.
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Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
As reported by Variety, Trump‘s address to Congress reached an average of 36.6 million viewers, which is about 13% above Joe Biden’s most recent State of the Union address (32.2 million viewers in 2024).
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
The speech is Trump’s first to a joint session of Congress since his 2020 State of the Union address during his first term in office.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Mar. 2025
In 2020, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stood and tore her copy of President Trump’s speech following his State of the Union address.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
As reported by Variety, Trump‘s address to Congress reached an average of 36.6 million viewers, which is about 13% above Joe Biden’s most recent State of the Union address (32.2 million viewers in 2024).
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
The speech is Trump’s first to a joint session of Congress since his 2020 State of the Union address during his first term in office.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Mar. 2025
In 2020, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stood and tore her copy of President Trump’s speech following his State of the Union address.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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“State of the Union address.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/State%20of%20the%20Union%20address. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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