Trump announces primetime address to the nation from the White House

President Donald Trump will tackle the nation stay from the White Home on Wednesday night, he introduced on Tuesday.

Trump teased the speech in a press release on social media, saying the speech will happen Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET. He didn’t make clear a subject for the speech.

“My fellow People: I shall be REACHING THE NATION tomorrow night time at 9:00 PM EST, LIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. I sit up for ‘seeing’ you then. It has been a terrific 12 months for our nation, and THE BEST IS YET TO COME!” Trump wrote.

Chatting with Fox Information’ “American Experiences,” White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned Trump would “tackle the nation about all his historic achievements over the previous 12 months, and maybe additionally tease some insurance policies to come back within the new 12 months.”

Trump final formally addressed the nation in November after two members of the West Virginia Nationwide Guard have been shot within the nation’s capital.

TRUMP CALLS TARIFF Opponents ‘FOOLS’, PROMISES $2K DIVIDEND PAYMENTS FOR AMERICANS

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after talking to troops by way of video from his Mar-a-Lago property on Thanksgiving. (Alex Brandon/AP Picture)

The Trump administration has been pushing its financial agenda through the closing months of the 12 months. Trump himself has pushed his tariff agenda, pushing final month for People to obtain fee checks funded by tariff income. He promised that “lots of of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in tariff cash” could be paid out as dividends by mid-2026.

“We have raised lots of of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in taxpayer cash. We’ll in all probability be paying dividends in the midst of subsequent 12 months, possibly a little bit later,” Trump instructed reporters within the Oval Workplace.

The president first floated the thought in early November, saying he would faucet into tariff income to send payments of $2,000 to low- and middle-income People, with the remaining cash going towards paying down the nation’s hovering debt.

US Commerce Consultant Jamieson Greer (left) and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are main Trump’s financial agenda.

Whereas the nationwide debt fluctuates simply north $38 trilliontariff revenues quantity to little greater than a rounding error: billions collected towards trillions in debt.

The proposal comes at a vital time, as tariff receipts rise and the Supreme Courtroom critiques the legality of Trump’s commerce measures.

Since Trump introduced his “Liberation Day” tariffs in April, tariff revenues have risen sharply from $23.9 billion in Might to $28 billion in June and $29 billion in July.

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Whole excise tax revenues reached $215.2 billion within the 2025 fiscal 12 months ended Sept. 30, based on the Finance Department‘Customs and sure excise duties report.

Amanda Macias of Fox Information contributed to this report.