freshmen presidents have given speeches, yes. But at the time they were given, they were not called SOTU. They did address joint session, but not SOTU. :-)

Made a slight correction post underneath. Thank you though

Interesting you posted this then this popped up. They are trolling.

Excuse after excuse after excuse lolol

I'd like to make a slight correction on this matter:

The first address by a newly elected President is not considered a SOTU. The President must the address to be so. However, with that being said, newly elected Presidents have always held a Joint Session to Congress in the month of Feburary

I'm sure "COVID" just set the Biden administration back lol

https://www.msn.com/en-us/...

Yes indeed :-)

Can we call Trump's Sunday speech "The People's Address" ?

Most presidents in recent history have not given a SOTU in their first year, including Trump. Biden likely won't either, but it's not a red flag issue although I totally agree that Biden has zero power.

President's typically always address a joint session in their first year, but it's not officially called a SOTU unless it's being called that by intent. This link provides some good info, but the bottom line is that it's nothing to make a big deal about and it means nothing on its face.

https://www.businessinside...

Thank you for the slight correction. I made an additional post below on the matter.

A President has however made an address to Congress in their first Feburary as President.

The Biden administration's excuse was "COVID"

did Trump give a SOTU in 2017 after inauguration?

Yes, although it technically is not deemed a SOTU. It's considered a joint session of Congress speech. [Renegade] did the same in '09