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Ryan made the announcement during a weekly Republican congressional leadership news conference
Trump has accepted the invitation
CNN
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House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday invited President Donald Trump to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress on February 28.
“We look forward to welcoming the president to the Capitol … next month,” Ryan announced during a weekly Republican congressional leadership news conference.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters at a briefing Tuesday that the President has accepted the invitation.
CNN’s Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.