United States — Donald Trump will enter the Capitol this Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to deliver a long speech whose main objective is to defend his political and economic agenda, at a time in his term marked by legal challenges to his tariff program and on the verge of a war conflict with Iran.
In early November, the midterm elections will be held in the United States, and their outcome will be seen as a direct response to the government program led by Trump from the White House.
In his speech tonight, Trump will take stock of his management and build a political message with the aim of allowing the Republican Party to maintain control of both houses of Congress.
Trump is not in a position for reelection, and a defeat in the midterm elections could weaken his future political agenda and initiate a power struggle within the party towards the 2028 presidential elections.
“It will be a long speech, because we have a lot to talk about,” the President of the United States anticipated last night.
Trump doesn’t like practicing his public appearances, although he acknowledges that they will mark his passage through the country’s political history.
Ross Worthington is in charge of writing presidential speeches and has advised Trump for over ten years.
The speech is divided into chapters and has a central idea: when the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States is celebrated, the country has “shone again” due to Trump’s management.
From this perspective, the president will defend his tariff program, question the Supreme Court ruling that declared it illegal, reaffirm his agenda against illegal immigration in the face of opposition criticism, and assure that the domestic economy has improved since his arrival at the White House.
Trump will deliver his speech to Congress in a complex global context: four years have passed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and during his presentation he will allude to that conflict, claim a role as an international peacemaker and include references to his efforts to end the war in that country, agree to a ceasefire in Gaza and promote peace agreements in Africa and Asia.
Latin America will also be part of his message: the president is expected to mention the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and its effects on the region, the situation in Cuba, and other points on the foreign agenda.
A few hours before a diplomatic meeting between US and Iranian representatives to avoid a military escalation with Tehran, Trump will take advantage of the global context to send an ultimatum to Iranian leader Ali Khamenei.
The leader believes that this speech should reinforce the idea of consolidating a profound political and economic change that only he can lead, and is already thinking about how his historical legacy will be marked.
