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The White House • February 5, 2019 TONIGHT: What President Trump will tell Americans In a few minutes, President Donald J. Trump will travel to the U.S. Capitol to deliver the second State of the Union Address of his presidency. Watch it live at 9 p.m. ET. Here’s a preview of what he’ll tell Congress and the American people: “Together, we can break decades of political stalemate. We can bridge old divisions, heal old wounds, build new coalitions, forge new solutions, and unlock the extraordinary promise of America’s future. The decision is ours to make.” The President picked one simple, powerful message for our country tonight: “Choosing Greatness.” When our leaders in Washington put citizens first and their careers second—when they choose a spirit of compromise over the politics of retribution—there is no limit to what America can achieve. Both parties can rally behind this vision. We can protect American workers by passing the U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement to replace NAFTA. We can rebuild our country with a bipartisan infrastructure package that puts people to work. We can rebuild trust with a safe, legal immigration system that halts the flow of drugs and crime into our country. President Trump was elected to solve the problems that Washington gave up trying to fix. He is a dealmaker offering common-sense, bipartisan solutions. In the past few months, Republicans and Democrats have already come together to pass historic criminal justice reform and crucial legislation to fund the war on opioid abuse. These issues matter. Americans don’t want resistance. They want results. Watch President Trump’s second State of the Union live at 9 p.m. ET. Behind the scenes: Meet the First Lady’s special guests for tonight’s speech The Theme of President Trump’s State of the Union: “Choosing Greatness” In Fox News, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich writes that “there is a certain logic to President Trump emphasizing that Americans should move beyond vicious partisanship and ‘choose greatness’ for their country. This concept of American greatness has deep roots – from the Founding Fathers through Abraham Lincoln to Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.” Tonight the President “will be building on an astonishing run of economic growth, job creation, the lowest unemployment for African-Americans and Hispanics and Latinos historically recorded, rising real wages and real progress in trade negotiations.” Click here to read more. In USA Today, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) writes that border walls work, and Democrats know it all too well. “The clock is ticking, and Congress must quickly develop comprehensive border security legislation. America is waiting. But first, Democrats must realize something simple — something the American people already understand: We need a wall. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dismisses a border wall as ‘immoral.’ This claim is brazenly false.” “In June, the Trump administration instituted new rules that would allow small businesses and individuals to access health insurance through what the president called ‘association health plans.’ This would permit certain businesses and the self-employed to band together, even across state lines, to provide coverage for members outside of Obamacare’s strict rules,” Jack Hunter writes in the Washington Examiner. Critics incorrectly predicted this plan would fail, Hunter notes. “It turns out association health plans have quickly become a solution to many Americans’ coverage problems, are more affordable than Obamacare, and are helping many get the care they need.” “In a historic march to regain control of their country, which was once the most prosperous nation in South America, Venezuelans bravely and peacefully took to the streets in hopes of reclaiming their homeland from the violent tyranny that is choking the country,” Lieutenant Governor of Florida Jeanette Nuñez writes in the Miami Herald. “In solidarity, President Trump took an important step in recognizing Juan Guaidó, the highest ranking and legitimately elected leader of Venezuela’s National Assembly, as the country’s interim president. Many other nations, including Canada, Brazil, Chile and Colombia, have followed suit.”