President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will be delivering an address to the nation at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on the following day.
“My Fellow Americans: I will be giving an ADDRESS TO THE NATION tomorrow night, LIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, at 9 P.M. EST,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “I look forward to ‘seeing’ you then. It has been a great year for our Country, and THE BEST IS YET TO COME!”
As of this report, no specific details have been released about the exact topics. However, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated during a briefing that the speech will focus on reviewing the accomplishments of the past 11 months and outline policy goals for the upcoming year.
“He’ll 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,” Leavitt said while speaking with Fox News.
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The announcement comes as President Trump gears up for a busy year of campaigning for Republican candidates in next year’s midterm elections. White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said during a recent interview that Trump intends to navigate the next year as if he were on the ballot himself.
“Typically, in the midterms, it’s not about who’s sitting at the White House. You localize the election, and you keep the federal officials out of it. We’re actually going to turn that on its head and put him on the ballot because so many of those low propensity voters are Trump voters,” she said while speaking with hosts of “The Mom View,” a YouTube program.
Wiles pointed to GOP success in the special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, when Republican candidate Matt Van Epps secured a comfortable victory over a DNC-backed challenger. Van Epps had been lagging in the polls, but ultimately secured the seat by about nine percentage points, largely in line with the district’s rating on the Cook Partisan Voter Index.
“He’s going to campaign like it’s 2024 again…He’s a difference maker and he’s certainly a turnout machine,” Wiles said.
Republicans have generally performed better in elections when Donald Trump is on the ballot compared to when he is not, primarily due to higher turnout among low-propensity voters who are disproportionately motivated by Trump.
This pattern is evident across multiple campaign cycles. In presidential years like 2016, 2020, and 2024, Trump drove strong GOP turnout, contributing to wins or competitive downballot results.
In contrast, midterms (2018, 2022) and recent off-year elections in states like Virginia and New Jersey, saw Republican underperformance, with lower turnout also observed in deep red areas.
