President Donald Trump will set out plans to make the United States "stronger than ever" in a televised address to the nation Wednesday as his popularity dips over his handling of the economy.
Trump's speech at the end of his first year back in the White House comes amid Republican fears that voters angered by the cost of living will punish them in the November 2026 midterms.
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