President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, six weeks into his historic return to the White House.
During the speech, Trump said "America is back" and defended the tariffs on key U.S. trading partners. He touched on immigration and the mineral deal with Ukraine, but neglected to go into detail on his economic plan. The speech was also met with protests and disruptions from Democrats.
ABC News, along with PolitiFact, is live fact-checking Trump's speech statements that are exaggerated, need more context or are false.
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Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., announced Tuesday that he was selected as the Democrats' designated survivor by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
As designated survivor, Thompson will remain at a "secure, undisclosed location off campus" to ensure continuity of government in case of a catastrophic event.
Some Democrats have expressed they will not be in attendance tonight.
Many Democrats are bringing fired civil servants, farmers impacted by Trump's tariff war, and folks who depend on Medicaid and Medicare, according to House and Senate members who have revealed their guests.
Republicans have invited a concentration of law enforcement officers and other officials.
Several Democrats have said they do not plan to attend President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress on Tuesday.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has said he will be in attendance "to make clear to the nation that there is a strong opposition party ready, willing and able to serve as a check and balance on the excesses of the administration."
Here are the Democrats who have said they will skip Trump's remarks Tuesday night.
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The House Freedom Caucus warned Tuesday they will move to censure any Democrats who disrupt or protest Trump's speech tonight.
"We expect the Sergeant at Arms and Capitol Police to take appropriate action against any Members of Congress or other persons violating House rule," the caucus said in an X post.
At President Joe Biden's 2022 State of the Union, Republicans including Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert repeatedly interrupted the speech. Neither were censured.
