How To Watch Donald Trump’s Address To Joint Session Of Congress Online & On TV

President Donald Trump will conduct an address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, providing a summary of his first weeks in his second term in office.

It comes on the heels of Trump’s contentious sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week, and his administration today imposing trade tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. There will be a Democratic response segment following Trump’s speech.

Find more details on how to watch Trump’s joint address to Congress:

What time is Trump’s first address to the joint session of Congress?

President Trump’s address will begin at 9 p.m. ET and 6 p.m. PT on March 4, 2025.

Is Trump’s joint address to Congress streaming? What networks will cover it?

Yes, there are ways to stream the speech in addition to channels covering it for those with cable. You can also watch it on Deadline via C-SPAN here:

ABC

World News Tonight anchor and managing editor David Muir will lead ABC’s coverage starting at 9 p.m. ET and going until 11 p.m. ET on ABC and ABC News Live. Disney+ and Hulu will also stream the address.

C-SPAN

C-SPAN’s live coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET, with the speech airing live on C-SPAN and simulcast on C-SPAN2. It will also present the Democratic response by Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin.

CBS

CBS News will broadcast the address on CBS and streaming on CBS News 24/7, available on the CBS News app, CBSNews.com, YouTube, social platforms, Paramount+ and Pluto. CBS News Radio will deliver anchored long-form coverage of the address and Democratic response from about 9-10:58 p.m. ET anchored by Michael Wallace.

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Fox News

Fox News Channel will present special live coverage starting at 9 p.m. ET. Fox Nation, Fox News Media’s streaming service, will present a preshow countdown in Nashville hosted by Outkick’s Tomi Lahren. The streaming service will stream the joint address live.

MSNBC News

Starting at 8 p.m. ET, Rachel Maddow will lead MSNBC’s live coverage of the joint session of Congress and the Democratic Party response. There will also be coverage starting at 9 pm. ET from Ari Melber and Jen Psaki.

NBC News

NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt and NBC news chief legal correspondent Savannah Guthrie will anchor live coverage from Washington starting at 9 p.m. ET across NBC, NBC News Now and NBCNews.com.

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NewsNation

NewsNation will present special live coverage of Trump’s address to the Joint Session of Congress and the Democratic Response from 7 p.m.–12 a.m. ET. 

PBS

PBS stations will begin coverage starting at 9 p.m. ET across local stations and PBS News’ digital and social platforms.