Trump Delivers State Of The Union As Impeachment Vote Looms. So Did Clinton
The State of the Union gets massive television ratings. This year, President Trump will deliver it a day before senators vote on whether to remove him from office.
by Tamara Keith
Feb 04, 2020
3 minutes
When President Trump stands before Congress on Tuesday to deliver his State of the Union address, he will be a president impeached, but not yet acquitted.
Traditionally, the State of the Union address is the most important and most-watched speech of the year for a president. Doing it in the midst of an impeachment trial adds another political dimension.
President Clinton faced a similar situation in 1999. He delivered his State of the Union on the very day his legal team began presenting
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