US President Donald Trump Has Been Invited to Address Congress on March 4
US President Donald Trump has been invited to address a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025, announced Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday. This will be Trump’s first such address since taking office on January 20.
Trump is expected to discuss his America First vision for the country’s future, including his agenda and goals for the year. He is also likely to promote his plan to use revenue from higher tariffs on imported goods to help pay for extending trillions of dollars in tax cuts. The president has been pushing for higher tariffs, although he has not yet imposed them.
Lawmakers and analysts have expressed concerns that such a push will face opposition from many Republicans in Congress, particularly those worried about the reliability and durability of tariff revenue, as well as the potential dangers of trade wars for individual districts and voters. However, Trump and his allies argue that he wants to use the tariffs similarly to personal and corporate taxes, which account for the vast majority of US revenues, to fund government programs and cover promised tax cuts.