Trump announcement today: When is US President addressing the nation, what time will it be at in UK - what will he speak about?
President Donald Trump will give an address to the nation live from the White House on Wednesday night.
Trump teased the address in a statement on social media, saying the speech will take place at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday. He has not clarified a topic for the address.
He wrote: "My Fellow Americans: I will be giving an ADDRESS TO THE NATION tomorrow night, LIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, at 9 P.M. EST. I look forward to 'seeing' you then. It has been a great year for our Country, and THE BEST IS YET TO COME!".
Speaking to Fox News' "American Reports," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump would be "be addressing the country about all of his historic accomplishments over the past year, and maybe teasing some policy that will be coming in the new year, as well." She told reporters: “It's going to be a really good speech. I was just in the Oval Office with the president discussing it.
“He's going to talk a lot about the accomplishments over the past 11 months, all that he's done to bring our country back to greatness and all he continues to plan to do to continue delivering for the American people over the next three years”. In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Leavitt said Trump is likely to talk about issues such as border security and the economy.
Trump last formally addressed the nation in November after two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot in the nation's capital. The president did not specify whether he would be speaking from the Oval Office.
Trump will deliver his speech at 2:00am UK time on Thursday 18 December.