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Congressional Republicans are giving Trump a long leash at his joint address tonight despite mounting backlash in their districts to his Washington disruptions.<\/p>\n

GOP lawmakers widely agreed they\u2019d like the president to focus on the economy, immigration and continuing peace talks with Ukraine. But they don\u2019t expect him to shy away from talking about Musk\u2019s federal government cuts, either.<\/p>\n

Sen. Rick Scott told Lisa that Trump should talk about his plans to \u201cget inflation under control\u201d and balance the budget. Sen. John Kennedy said he expects Trump will talk about DOGE\u2019s spending cuts. But Republicans broadly declined to give the president suggestions for his big speech.<\/p>\n

Trump is expected to talk about immigration and the economy<\/u><\/a> \u2014 with some surveys<\/u><\/a> now showing that majorities of Americans<\/u><\/a> think the president is steering the economy in the wrong direction. But that\u2019s if <\/i>he stays on script. Trump\u2019s already said he plans to \u201cTELL IT LIKE IT IS\u201d tonight.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what Rep. Chris Smith told Mia about Trump\u2019s penchant for meandering: \u201cI love ad libs. That doesn’t mean everybody else likes it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump has also indicated he plans to share news on Ukraine during the speech \u2014 a day after he halted military aid to the war-torn country following a contentious meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t expect a large Democratic boycott this time. Some are<\/i> skipping the speech (against the wishes of House Democratic leaders<\/u><\/a>). But the party out of power is planning to pack the chamber with fired federal workers and people who could be affected by potential cuts to public benefits.<\/p>\n

What else we’re watching:<\/p>\n