By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has been invited to address a joint session of Congress on March 4, Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Saturday.

“It is my distinct honor and great privilege to invite President Donald Trump to address a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, to share his America First vision for our future, ” said Johnson on the social media platform X, sharing a letter of invitation. It was also released by his office.

It was Trump’s first speech since he took office on January 20. Trump’s Republican Party has a slim majority in the House and a comfortable one in the Senate.

Trump has pushed a plan that would apparently use revenue from higher tariffs on imported goods to help pay for extending trillions of dollars in tax cuts.

He has threatened full import tariffs, but none have been imposed.

Lawmakers and analysts say such a push is likely to face opposition in Congress from many Republicans, especially budget hawks concerned about the reliability and stability of tariff revenue along with the potential risks posed by trade wars for individual districts and voters.

The president and his allies say he wants to use it like the personal and corporate taxes that account for most of US revenue, imposing tariffs to help pay for government programs. and cover the promised tax cuts.