Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivered the Democratic response to Trump's address.
President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, six weeks into his historic return to the White House.
During the speech, Trump said "America is back" and defended the tariffs on key U.S. trading partners. He touched on immigration and the mineral deal with Ukraine, but neglected to go into detail on his economic plan. The speech was also met with protests and disruptions from Democrats.
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., announced Tuesday that he was selected as the Democrats' designated survivor by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
As designated survivor, Thompson will remain at a “secure, undisclosed location off campus” to ensure continuity of government in case of a catastrophic event.
Some Democrats have expressed they will not be in attendance tonight.
-ABC News' Cherisse Halsall
Many Democrats are bringing fired civil servants, farmers impacted by Trump’s tariff war, and folks who depend on Medicaid and Medicare, according to House and Senate members who have revealed their guests.
Republicans have invited a concentration of law enforcement officers and other officials.
-ABC News' John Parkinson
Danielle Alvarez, a former Trump campaign senior adviser, predicts Trump's speech will be a mix of touting the actions of his first 45 days in office and looking ahead to the future.
"I think he is going to flex his muscles a little bit to Congress and apply some pressure on them because they have to pass legislation and bills have to come across his desk in order to deliver on the mandate that Americans gave in November," she said on ABC News Live.
The House Freedom Caucus warned Tuesday they will move to censure any Democrats who disrupt or protest Trump’s speech tonight.
"We expect the Sergeant at Arms and Capitol Police to take appropriate action against any Members of Congress or other persons violating House rule," the caucus said in an X post.
At President Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union, Republicans including Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert repeatedly interrupted the speech. Neither were censured.
-ABC News' Lauren Peller and Lalee Ibssa
