US President Donald Trump is shortly due to deliver remarks on the economy at a Mack Truck facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania. LIVESTREAM The speech is Trump's first major economic address in a number of weeks, as the White House looks to pivot from the Iran war to pocketbook issues ahead of the midterm elections in November.
- The speech comes as Congress wraps up work on a landmark bipartisan housing affordability package. News Nation reports that Trump is "expected to point to the legislation as a rare example of bipartisan cooperation in addressing the nation’s housing affordability crisis."
- NBC notes that passage of the housing package will be a “desperately needed win for Republicans, who have seen their midterm election prospects deteriorate throughout the year as voters believe Trump and the GOP-controlled Congress haven’t done enough to tackle the cost of living.”
- Trump's speech is also likely to address negotiations with Iran, which are continuing this week with both sides attempting to massage the status of the talks for domestic audiences.