<P> Article II, Section 3, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution states that the president "shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient ." On November 30, 2017, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan sent an invitation to the President to deliver a "State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on January 30, 2018, in the House Chamber ." The speech was Trump's first State of the Union address and his second speech to a joint session of Congress . </P> <P> On January 26, 2018, a senior administration official told reporters that "the tone (of the address) will be one of bipartisanship and it will be very forward looking ." The official said that the theme of Trump's speech would be "building a safe, strong, and proud America ." Five major policy issues were discussed by the president: the economy, infrastructure, immigration, trade, and national security . More specifically, Trump touted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and echoed his campaign call for "fair" and "reciprocal" trade deals . </P> <P> Senior policy adviser Stephen Miller and staff secretary Rob Porter took the lead in writing the speech . The full draft of the speech was completed two weeks before the State of the Union Address, but it was still being edited with reviews and suggestions from Cabinet secretaries and senior White House aides . National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis offered feedback on the national security portion of the speech . </P> <P> A significant portion of the scripted speech was dedicated to the tax package passed in December, which Trump labeled as the largest tax reform bill in U.S. history . </P>

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