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Ep. 42: D.C. Establishment Anxiously Awaits Trump’s First Address to Congress

The Week Ahead

By Shawn Zeller and Thomas McKinless
Posted February 24, 2017 at 4:13pm

President Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28 and no one knows what to expect from this most unpredictable of presidents. It’s another episode in the Washington reality show that is Trump’s presidency and representatives and senators are extras, perhaps against their will, in the drama. CQ Roll Call’s White House reporter John T. Bennett went to Capitol Hill to take their temperature.

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