President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, as Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana, listen.
Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Associated Press
Republicans stand as Democrats sit as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Julia Demaree Nikhinson
Flags fly in the wind during a protest against the Trump administration Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Sue Ogrocki
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Julia Demaree Nikhinson
President Donald Trump departs after addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Alex Brandon
President Donald Trump shakes hands with House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., as Vice President JD Vance looks on, after addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON — A president's speech to Congress — even without the formal gloss of a State of the Union address — is typically a time for a call to national unity and predictable claims about the country being strong.
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, as Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana, listen.
Republicans stand as Democrats sit as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump departs after addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump shakes hands with House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., as Vice President JD Vance looks on, after addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)