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Live fact-checking President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress

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Trump speech to Congress 3-4-25
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP)
By PolitiFact Staff
March 4, 2025

PolitiFact is live fact-checking President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress at 9 p.m. EST March 4.

PolitiFact has fact-checked Trump 1,078 times since 2011. Tonight, we’ll draw on that deep archive to check the accuracy of his statements. 

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