President Donald Trump is set to deliver a joint address to Congress on Tuesday night, marking the first such address of his second term in office. This annual event, akin to the State of the Union, will be broadcast live on television. The tradition of a joint address to Congress traces back to President Ronald Reagan's first term.
As per the U.S. Constitution, the president is mandated to update Congress and propose policies, although the exact timing of this address is not specified. Typically held in January or February, these remarks serve to reflect on the previous year's events and outline policy priorities for the upcoming year. Previously known as the “President’s Annual Message to Congress,” it was renamed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934 as the “Annual Message to Congress on the State of the Union.”
