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The Weekly Republican Address is delivered by a different prominent Republican each week, in response to the weekly address of the president of the United States during a Democratic presidency. When a Republican has held the Presidency, the President delivers the weekly address, such as occurred during 2001–2009 under George W. Bush, and most recently, Donald Trump, 2017-2021. [1] [2]
Democrat President Barack Obama inaugurated on January 20. Democrats hold "super majorities" in both Senate and House.
After the United States elections of 2010, Republicans took back the majority in the House of Representatives, and achieved a net gain in the Senate, decreasing the Democratic majority.
After the January 5 inaugurations, all positions won in the November 2010 elections were officially filled.
After the United States elections in 2012, Democrat President Barack Obama defeated Republican nominee Mitt Romney, Democrats increased their majority in the Senate, and Democrats made a net gain in the U.S. House, although Republicans continued to hold the House majority.
After the United States elections in 2012, Democrat President Barack Obama defeated Republican nominee Mitt Romney, Democrats increased their majority in the Senate, and Democrats made a net gain in the U.S. House, although Republicans continued to hold the House majority.
Date | Speakers | State | Position | Notes | Reference(s) |
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January 12 | Thad Cochran | Mississippi | Senate | [234] | |
January 21 | Roy Blunt | Missouri | Senate | [235] | |
February 8 | Richard Burr | North Carolina | Senate | [236] | |
February 22 | Tom Cotton | Arkansas | House | [237] | |
March 8 | Rob Portman | Ohio | Senate | [238] | |
March 22 | Rick Snyder | Michigan | Governor | [239] | |
April 5 | Tim Scott | South Carolina | Senate | [240] | |
April 17 | Lamar Alexander | Tennessee | Senate | [241] | |
May 3 | Marco Rubio | Florida | Senate | [242] | |
May 17 | John McCain | Arizona | Senate | [243] | |
May 31 | Mike Enzi | Wyoming | Senate | [244] | |
June 14 | Tom Coburn | Oklahoma | Senate | [245] | |
November 27 | Tom Cotton | Arkansas | Senate | [246] | |
December 13 | Tim Scott | South Carolina | Senate | [247] | |
December 25 | James Lankford | Oklahoma | Senate | [248] |
With Donald Trump winning the United States elections in 2016, Republicans ended their response videos of the Weekly Address as they now hold the presidency and control of both houses in Congress. Republicans only made one response video for 2017, as Trump began holding a weekly presidential address after his inauguration. Trump started giving out Weekly Addresses as President on January 28, [296] while the Democrats started their addresses the day after the Inauguration on January 21, beginning with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Date | Speakers | State | Position | Notes | Reference(s) |
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January 14 | Deb Fischer | Nebraska | Senate | Last Weekly Address as the Opposition | [297] |
It was resumed upon Trump’s loss of re-election to Joe Biden in the 2020 election