President Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, laying out his vision for his administration and the United States. The joint session, which comes eight years after his first address to Congress, comes as he is pushing a major overhaul of the federal government and its workforce.
After the speech, PBS News digital correspondent Deema Zein will take your questions and discuss the night’s biggest moments alongside PBS News White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López and Capitol Hill Correspondent Lisa Desjardins.
Watch the conversation in the live player above starting at 11 a.m. EST March 5.
How to watch Trump’s address: PBS News will have special coverage of the address beginning at 6 p.m. EST with the PBS News Hour and a digital special ahead of the president’s speech.
At 9 p.m., special on-air coverage begins, hosted by PBS News co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett. They will be joined by New York Times columnist David Brooks, Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart, Amy Walter, editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, and former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tiffany Smiley.
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PBS News White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López and Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins will provide analysis and reporting from Capitol Hill.
Watch an ASL interpretation of the speechhere.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., will deliver the Democratic response, and Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-Calif., will deliver the progressive response.
Where does Trump stand with the public? Americans are divided about President Donald Trump’s job performance, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Yet support for him is higher than at any point during his first term.
His job approval remains underwater, with 49 percent disapproving. Another 45 percent approve of his record so far, including 36 percent of Americans who strongly approve – another high-water mark for Trump.
READ MORE: How Americans feel about Trump after his first month back in office
Matt Loffman reported for this post.
