2019 State of the Union Address
The 2019 State of the Union Address was given by the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, on February 5, 2019, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 116th United States Congress. It was Trump's second State of the Union Address and his third speech to a joint session of the United States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by Mike Pence, the vice president, in his capacity as the president of the Senate.
Full video of the speech as published by the White House | |
| Date | February 5, 2019 |
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| Time | 9:00 p.m. EST |
| Duration | 1 hour, 22 minutes |
| Venue | House Chamber, United States Capitol |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°53′19.8″N 77°00′32.8″W |
| Type | State of the Union Address |
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| Footage | C-SPAN |
| Previous | 2018 State of the Union Address |
| Next | 2020 State of the Union Address |
| Website | Full text by Archives.gov |
It was the first address to a Democratic-controlled House of Representatives since 2010.
The Democratic Response was given by 2018 Georgia Gubernatorial Nominee Stacey Abrams and the Spanish-language response was given by California Attorney General and former U.S. Representative Xavier Becerra.
The Address was watched by 46.8 million viewers, and aired live on 12 major television networks. Viewership statistics do not include views from online live streams. There were also 15.2 million interactions regarding the Address on social media.