One of the many constitutional duties of the president is giving a State of the Union address to Congress. Article II, Section 3 only mandates that this act happen “from time to time,” but it has become an annual event.

Tuesday, February 24, will technically mark President Trump’s first State of the Union address of his second term—even though he lectured Congress in 2025. That speech was labeled an “address to a joint session of Congress,” so Trump could speak on his goals for his second term.

Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s SOTU address.

What topics could Trump speak about?

Most pundits agree, the economy will be front and center. President Trump even teased this himself last Wednesday, February 18, at the White House. “Watch the State of the Union. We’re going to be talking about the economy. We inherited a mess,” he stated.

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This could mean he will spend some time blaming his predecessor President Joe Biden for the country’s ills.

Vice President JD Vance also confirmed that economics will take precedence. “You’re going to hear a lot about the importance of bringing jobs back into our country, of reshoring manufacturing, of all these great factories that are being built,” he explained in a Fox News interview.

Recent polling shows the need for Trump to tackle this important issue ahead of the midterm elections.

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