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Energy Secretary Chris Wright is also expected to attend Trump's speech Friday, which will take place at a cargo dock at the Port of Corpus Christi, which is a major hub for U.S. energy exports.

It’s not part of the current plan, but I’m not going to remove an option for the president that is on the table,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

The first official State of the Union address of President Trump’s second term will take place tonight. Last year, the President delivered a 1 hour, 39 minute address to congress less than two months after beginning his second term,