Donald Trump previewed his speech to reporters during a traditional, off-the-record lunch with network news anchors.

CNN’s Jake Tapper and ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl revealed what they learned at the lunch.

‘He gave us a little bit on the record about some of what he’s going to say tonight, including plans to advocate for a form of tax cuts corporate and mostly personal, he said, and to announce deals with AI and tech firms for data centers that consume so much electricity from local communities,’ Tapper said.

‘On the record he said, tonight’s pitch would be that, quote, the country is about to have the best three years economically in the nation’s history, and it’s already started. Unquote.’

Trump reportedly revealed the ‘magic words’ Iran refuses to say to prevent a strike

‘He said Iran wants a deal more than I do, but they just can’t say the magic words, which he said was that they won’t build a bomb,’ Karl said of the lunch on X.

Tapper added, ‘Amid the massive US military buildup and threat of conflict with Iran, the president said that Tehran wants to make a deal more than he does but so far, the Iranians have been unwilling to say explicitly the sacred phrase that they will not build nuclear weapons,’ Tapper said.

The eyes of America – and much of the world – will be fixed on Donald Trump on Tuesday night as he strides to the Speaker’s rostrum to deliver his historic fifth State of the Union.

It comes at a moment of explosive global tension. The standoff with Iran is edging toward boiling point.

Cartel violence is tearing through Mexican tourist hotspots. And back home, the White House is sharpening its message with the high-stakes November midterms looming large.

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives.

Several US military planes landed in Israel on Tuesday as Donald Trump prepares for his first official State of the Union address of his second term.

US officials confirm that about a dozen US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets landed in Israel amid threats from the president of impending strikes in Iran if they don’t strike a nuclear deal.

Trump is expected to delivery a lengthy speech where he will tout his hawkish approach to dealing with Iran.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has arrived at the US Capitol.

Hegseth and his wife Jennifer Rauchet have arrived at the US Capitol for Trump’s speech.

Democratic Representative Al Green is in the chamber for Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech and appears to be planning to attend the remarks after reserving his seat with a hand-written cardboard note.

Green avoided the question when asked earlier this month if he would attend after his antics last year.

Just minutes into Trump’s address to the joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025, Green interrupted to protest the president’s plans to cut Medicaid by repeatedly shouting: ‘You have no mandate!’

The Texas Democrat was forcibly escorted out of the House chamber by the Sergeant-at-Arm after he refused to comply with Speaker Mike Johnson’s orders to stop the interruption.

President Donald Trump is preparing his most dramatic and possibly longest State of the Union address yet for Tuesday, as he is putting finishing touches on his planned speech after just one year in his second term.

‘It’s going to be a long speech because we have so much to talk about,’ Trump previewed to reporters during a White House event, touting the ‘greatest economy we’ve ever had.’

For top advisors and presidential speechwriters, the president’s speech is their Super Bowl, as they spend time with the president drafting and fine-tuning the speech for the big night.

While 20 members of the 25-strong squad were in attendance, five players chose not to go to America’s capital to continue the celebrations.