president Donald Trump The annual State of the Union (SOTU) address will be delivered to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. The president of the United States delivers this speech every year, and this will be Trump’s first in his second term.
The speech will be iconic in many ways because of the many controversies that have dogged the Trump administration. Dozens of Democratic lawmakers have called for a boycott of SOTU’s speech and will attend a simultaneous event on the National Mall.
According to CNN, the theme of Trump’s SOTU speech is “America at 250: Strong, Prosperous and Respected.” Here’s everything you need to know about the SOTU address times and where to watch the live broadcast.
When is the SOTU address? Across different time zones
The State of the Union address will begin on Tuesday at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. it will be in united states capitol in a joint session of Congress. Here are the times to watch SOTU addresses across time zones.
SOTU cross-time zone address
Central Time (CT): 8:00 PM
Mountain Time (MT): 7:00 PM
PT (Pacific Time): 6:00 p.m.
Alaska Time (AKT): 5:00 PM
Hawaii Time (HST): 4:00 p.m.
State of the Union Address: How to watch live?
The State of the Union address will be broadcast live on the U.S. Congress YouTube channel. Most news channels will also broadcast live on TV and YouTube channels.
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What you need to know about the State of the Union speech
SOTU’s address was mandated by the U.S. Constitution, which states that the president “shall from time to time deliver to Congress a State of the Union address and recommend to Congress such measures as he may deem necessary and expedient.”
It is worth noting that the first SOTU speech was delivered by the first President of the United States, George Washington, in 1790 at Federal Hall. new york city. It is important to note that in addition to delivering a speech, SOTU speeches can also be presented in written form.
It is noteworthy that the State of the Union address was followed by responses from non-ruling parties. This year, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger will respond to SOTU.
