Trump Is Giving an Address on the Wall. Here Are the Facts Behind the Claims He's Likely to Make

President Donald Trump will use his first primetime address from the White House Tuesday to call for Democrats to support spending billions to build a wall on the border with Mexico.

With the partial government shutdown now the second-longest in U.S. history, Trump is taking the unusual step of speaking directly to Americans from the Oval Office, starting at 9 p.m. EST Tuesday to press his case. He'll visit McAllen, Texas, later in the week as well.

President Donald Trump will use his first primetime address from the White House Tuesday to call for Democrats to support spending billions to build a wall on the border with Mexico. With the partial government shutdown now the second-longest in U.S. history, Trump is taking the unusual step of speaking directly to Americans from the Oval Office, starting at 9 p.m. EST Tuesday to press his case. He'll visit McAllen, Texas, later in the week as well.