Dec. 16 (UPI) — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will give a primetime address on Wednesday.
Trump made the announcement in a brief social media post that offered few details about the address, which is scheduled to air live from the White House at 9 p.m. EST.
“It has been a great year for our country, and the best is yet to come,” he wrote.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters earlier that day that the speech would focus on the administration’s accomplishments since returning to power less than a year ago and its plans for the next three years.
Leavitt also told Fox News that Trump would highlight his administration’s work on border security, inflation and gas prices, in addition to teasing upcoming policy initiatives.
Elected in 2024 on a promise to improve the economy, Trump has recently delivered speeches touting his work on affordability following Democrats’ strong showing in last month’s elections.
Presidents have previously used primetime speeches to deliver major announcements. Former President Barack Obama, for example, in 2014 gave a speech outlining his plans to combat Islamic State militants in Iraq.
Trump has previously delivered speeches from the White House condemning the killing of political organizer Charlie Kirk. More recently, he has delivered remarks from the White House following shootings at Brown University and in Washington, D.C., over the Thanksgiving weekend.
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