President Trump will highlight economic gains and his own case for reelection in his third State of the Union address Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress, where lawmakers have battled since September over whether he should be removed from office.
Though the nation remains bitterly divided, aides said Trump will strike a triumphant pose on the eve of hisin the Republican-controlled Senate, which is scheduled to vote Wednesday afternoon.
As he embraces the pageantry and spectacle of the annual televised address, Trump will aim to define himself as a Washington outsider fighting a thicket of partisan opposition to bring the changes his supporters want. In recent weeks, Trump’s support has risen slightly as he has showcased policy wins on trade and foreign policy while Democrats pressed their impeachment case in the Senate. A Gallup tracking survey Tuesday showed Trump’s approval rating at 49%, a record high for his presidency.
Republicans feel aggrieved that Trump was impeached, while many Democrats are furious that they were blocked from even calling witnesses at the Senate trial. Partly as a result, his expected acquittal comes after the shortest presidential impeachment trial in history.
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