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The State of the Union Address

February 5, 2019 at 8:45 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump will deliver his State of the Union address in the chamber of the House of Representatives at 9 p.m. ET.

Stacey Abrams (D), who lost her bid for Georgia governor last year, will give the Democratic response. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will give his own response after Abrams, according to Vox.

The New York Times has live updates.

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