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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to preview his agenda for next year and beyond in a live address from the White House on Wednesday evening. His statements come at a critical time as he tries to rebuild his steadily eroding popularity.
President Donald Trump will address the nation at 9pm EST on Wednesday, December 17. Watch his comments in the player above.
The White House provided few details about what the Republican president intends to emphasize in his speech at 9 p.m. EST. Public opinion polls show that most US adults are frustrated with his handling of the economy as inflation rises after tariffs drove up prices and slowed hiring.
Trump’s mass deportations of immigrants have also proven unpopular even as he is viewed favorably as he halted crossings along the US border with Mexico. The public was generally upset by his income tax cuts, global efforts to end conflicts, attacking suspected drug boats near Venezuela and attracting investment dollars to the United States.
In 2026, Trump and his party face a referendum on their leadership as the country heads to midterm elections that will decide control of the House and Senate.
Trump said he believed more Americans would support him if they simply heard him describe his track record. Administration officials say investment commitments for the new factories will reverse the recent decline in manufacturing jobs, and that consumer activity will improve dramatically as people get increased tax refunds next year.
“It’s been a great year for our country, and the best is yet to come!” Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday announcing the speech.
White House press secretary Carolyn Levitt said that Trump will discuss his accomplishments this year and his plans for the remainder of his second term.
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Trump has been omnipresent on social media and television this year with his rallies and impromptu news speeches. But addresses to the nation are often relatively sober affairs, as was Trump’s speech in June in which he described the US bombing of nuclear facilities in Iran.
The president has avoided the messaging style common to most politicians, one that attracts some voters and alienates others.
In a speech in Pennsylvania last week, he said his tariffs could mean American children should get fewer dolls and pencils, while confirming a previously dismissed story from his first term in 2018 that he didn’t want immigrants from “shithole” countries.
On Monday, Trump on his social media site blamed Rob Reiner’s vocal objections to the president for the killing of the actor and director and his wife, Michelle Singer Reiner.
A report released Tuesday showed that the labor market appears increasingly fragile, even if the overall economy still looks stable.
Employers added an average of 122,750 jobs per month during the first four months of this year. But since Trump announced his broad tariffs in April, monthly job gains have averaged 17,000, with the unemployment rate rising from 4% in January to 4.6%.
Trump’s team blamed Democratic lawmakers for the government shutdown due to job losses reported Tuesday during October. The president continues to blame his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden, for any challenges the country may face over inflation or ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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