Trump's address to Congress hit 36.6 million viewers, up 13% from Biden's last State of the Union but failing to match his first term as president.

President Donald Trump may walk into the Capitol like it’s a State of the Union. He may talk like it’s a State of the Union. But technically, the big speech he gives on Tuesday before a joint session of Congress is not a State of the Union address.

Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress drew an estimated 36.6 million viewers, down from the president’s first term but beating Joe Biden’s initial address in 2021. The audience was almost 10 million viewers compared to the 26.