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Fact-checking Trump's speech to Congress

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64% Informative

The president teased on Monday it would be a "big night" and House Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News over the weekend to expect "fireworks" Six weeks into his presidency, Donald Trump is addressing Congress and the nation Tuesday evening .

ABC News , along with PolitiFact , is fact-checking Trump 's speech statements that are exaggerated or need more context.

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73

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75

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English

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