This isn't entirely uncommon, however, as the designation of State of the Union is more a technicality than anything, notes the American Presidency Project. Starting with former President Ronald ...

Traditionally, presidents deliver an annual report to Congress informing them about the state of ... State of the Union, even without formally being one, according to the American Presidency ...

The theme of President Donald Trump’s first speech to Congress is “the renewal of the American Dream ... s speech is not technically a State of the Union address. The Constitution mandates ...

The American Presidency Project explains that while the impact of the speech is the same, it is technically not classified as a State of the Union. House Speaker Mike Johnson formally invited ...

While those speeches aren’t technically considered a State of the Union address, they have the same impact as one, according to the American Presidency Project, a non-profit and non-partisan ...