2017 Donald Trump speech to a joint session of Congress

2017 Donald Trump speech to a joint session of Congress
Full video of the speech as published by the White House[1][2][3][4][5]
DateFebruary 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)
Time9:00 p.m. EST
Duration1 hour
VenueHouse Chamber, United States Capitol
LocationWashington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′19.8″N 77°00′32.8″W / 38.888833°N 77.009111°W / 38.888833; -77.009111
TypeUnofficial State of the Union Address
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Previous2016 State of the Union Address
Next2018 State of the Union Address
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President Donald Trump addressing the Congress, with Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan.
View from the Executive Gallery of the House Chamber

Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, addressed a joint session of the United States Congress on February 28, 2017. It was his first public address before a joint session. Similar to a State of the Union Address, it was delivered before the 115th United States Congress in the Chamber of the House of Representatives in the United States Capitol.[6] Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Paul Ryan, accompanied by Mike Pence, the vice president in his capacity as the president of the Senate.

  1. ^ The New York Times (February 28, 2017). "President Trump's Address to the Joint Congress (Full Speech)". Retrieved May 10, 2017 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ NBC News (February 28, 2017). "President Donald Trump's 2017 Joint Address To Congress: Full Speech". Retrieved May 10, 2017 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ PBS NewsHour (February 28, 2017). "Watch President Trump's full address to a joint session of Congress". Retrieved May 10, 2017 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Full speech: Trump delivers first address to Congress". CNN. February 28, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ CNBC (March 1, 2017). "President Donald J. Trump's Address To A Joint Session Of Congress (Full Speech)". Retrieved May 10, 2017 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Trump to address a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2017.