On March #TrumpCongressSpeech 4, 2025, at 21:19 Eastern Time, Donald Trump delivered a speech before a joint session of Congress. This was his fifth public address in this format, reminiscent of a State of the Union address. In his speech, Trump touched on a wide range of issues, including the rising prices of eggs and energy resources, support for law enforcement and firefighters, possible peaceful resolution of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, as well as tariff policy.
The session was chaired by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who was accompanied by Vice President JD Vance. During the speech, an incident occurred when Congressman Al Eher attempted to interrupt the President, for which he was removed from the hall by the Sergeant at Arms.
After the speech, the Democratic response was delivered by Senator Elissa Slotkin from Michigan. In addition, Representative Adriano Espaillat from New York gave a response in Spanish, and Latefa Simon from California voiced the position of the Working Families Party.
The session was chaired by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who was accompanied by Vice President JD Vance. During the speech, an incident occurred when Congressman Al Eher attempted to interrupt the President, for which he was removed from the hall by the Sergeant at Arms.
After the speech, the Democratic response was delivered by Senator Elissa Slotkin from Michigan. In addition, Representative Adriano Espaillat from New York gave a response in Spanish, and Latefa Simon from California voiced the position of the Working Families Party.