President Trump's speech Wednesday night looked back on his first year and ahead to the next three. He touted new military bonuses, his tariffs and economic policies in a brief address.

The president gave a televised speech that featured repeated rants against Democrats and his predecessor, Joseph R. Biden Jr., along with boasts about gains that many Americans have said they are not experiencing.

President Donald Trump says he is sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S. troops for Christmas. It was a highlight of an unusually partisan address carried live on network television on Wednesday.

Donald Trump has addressed the nation in a televised speech outlining his review of the past year and his upcoming priorities. Catch up below, and read analysis from our US correspondent Mark Stone.

As the president addresses the nation, unemployment is edging up, his job approval is edging down. And the midterms? Don't ask.

President Donald Trump's primetime speech accomplished one unlikely thing: it brought Matt Walsh and Keith Olbermann together in agreement it was "pointless"

“Fellow Americans please fact check everything Donald Trump is saying tonight and you will find out it is full of lies,” a third one added. Trump also claimed that Democrats brought the country to the ‘brink of ruin’. He added that his administration brought ‘prices down’.

President Trump will address the nation on Wednesday night at 9 p.m. Eastern time. The New York Times will provide live coverage and analysis.

Fox will also pause its regularly scheduled programming. The season finale of The Floor, hosted by Rob Lowe, is slated to air from 8 to 10 p.m. ET, with the final 16 contestants competing for the $250,000 prize. The two-part episode will be interrupted for the address and continue once Trump concludes his remarks, according to Deadline.

President Donald Trump sued the BBC on Monday for defamation over edited clips of a speech that made it appear he directed supporters to storm the US Capitol, opening an international front in his fight against media coverage he deems untrue or unfair.