Ahead of the address, local activists planned a march in Fayetteville, while both Republicans and Democrats shared their reactions and expectations.

When he steps onto the dais in the House chamber on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump will have another major platform to relay his second term priorities. For Democrats, the moment will present a fresh test of whether they can effectively counter Trump’s primetime programming.

President Donald Trump is set to make the first joint address to Congress of his second term. In January, House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, invited Trump to make the address "to share your America First vision for our legislative future.

President Donald Trump recapped six weeks of aggressive efforts to cut the federal workforce, reorganize the economy and reorient foreign policy in his first address to a joint session of Congress. The March 4 speech was long by historical standards — about an hour and 40 minutes — and it inspired more opposition party pushback than any in recent memory.