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The date for the address fell one day after the Iowa caucuses in the 2020 presidential election, and one day before the Senate vote on whether or not to convict Trump in his impeachment trial. [9] [10] As Trump entered the chamber, he appeared to snub Pelosi's offer of a handshake. [11]
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.
Donald Trump, a Republican originally from New York, who during his first presidency moved his principal residency to Florida, was elected president of the United States in 2016. He was inaugurated on January 20, 2017, as the nation's 45th president, and his presidency ended on January 20, 2021, with the inauguration of Joe Biden .
One president leaves the White House, and another moves in. But Trump also has pledged to sign a flurry of executive orders on subjects ranging from border security to oil and gas production on ...
11:57 a.m. Trump speech begins at the White House ellipse. President Donald Trump arrives to speak to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC ...
The 119th Congress convenes with new members being sworn in. Republicans hold a narrow majority of 219-215 in the House. Factbox-Important dates to watch as Republicans take control in the US Congress
In the speech, Trump repeated his campaign-trail "America First" slogan in reference to economic [77] [83] and foreign policy issues. [84] Trump's use of the phrase was controversial because of the slogan's association with U.S. isolationists who had opposed American entry in World War II.
The House elects a new speaker by roll call vote when it first convenes after a general election for its two-year term, or when a speaker dies, resigns or is removed from the position intra-term. A majority of votes cast (as opposed to a majority of the full membership of the House) is necessary to elect a speaker. [ 1 ]