2019 State of the Union Address

2019 State of the Union Address
Full video of the speech as published by the White House
DateFebruary 5, 2019 (2019-02-05)
Time9:00 p.m. EST
Duration1 hour, 22 minutes[1]
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
TypeState of the Union Address
Participants
FootageC-SPAN
Previous2018 State of the Union Address
Next2020 State of the Union Address
WebsiteFull text by Archives.gov

The 2019 State of the Union Address was given by the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, on February 5, 2019, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 116th United States Congress. It was Trump's second State of the Union Address and his third speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by Mike Pence, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.

It was the first address to a Democratic-controlled House of Representatives since 2010.

The Democratic Response was given by 2018 Georgia Gubernatorial Nominee Stacey Abrams and the Spanish-language response was given by California Attorney General and former U.S. Representative Xavier Becerra.[2][3][4]

The Address was watched by 46.8 million viewers, and aired live on 12 major television networks. Viewership statistics do not include views from online live streams. There were also 15.2 million interactions regarding the Address on social media.[5]

  1. ^ "Longest State of the Union speech? So close ..." NBC News. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Levine, Marianne (January 29, 2019). "Stacey Abrams to give Democratic response to State of the Union". Politico. Arlington County, Virginia: Capitol News Company. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Pathé, Simone (January 29, 2019). "Stacey Abrams to give Democratic Response to State of The Union Address". Roll Call. Washington, D.C.: FiscalNote. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  4. ^ Bernal, Rafael (January 29, 2019). "California AG Becerra to give Spanish-language SOTU Response". The Hill. Washington, D.C.: Capital Hill Publishing Corp. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "Nearly 47 Million Viewers Watch President Trump's State of the Union Address". www.nielsen.com. Retrieved February 21, 2019.