--- title: Trump Appears At NABTU 2017: Watch Online description: President Donald Trump is set to speak at the North America's Building Trades Unions National Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. canonical: https://time.com/4724669/trump-nabtu-watch-online/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-04T15:23:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:11:38.520Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: President Trump Addresses North America’s Building Trades Unions og:description: The president will likely discuss his proposed infrastructure plan og:url: https://time.com/4724669/trump-nabtu-watch-online/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt41724c82963417b6/6988be95a988ca6f5a6bb5e2/trump-travel-ban3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5403 og:image:height: 3039 og:image:alt: President Trump Holds Rally In Nashville, Tennessee og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: President Trump Addresses North America’s Building Trades Unions twitter:description: The president will likely discuss his proposed infrastructure plan twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt41724c82963417b6/6988be95a988ca6f5a6bb5e2/trump-travel-ban3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: President Trump Addresses North America’s Building Trades Unions > Sponsored content. 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During his speech Trump promised to repeal and replace Obamacare and also criticized the decision by a federal judge in Hawaii that halted the latest version of the travel ban. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on March 15, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. During his speech Trump promised to repeal and replace Obamacare and also criticized the decision by a federal judge in Hawaii that halted the latest version of the travel ban. Andrea Morales—Getty Images by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Apr 4, 2017 3:23 PM UTC [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4724168/trump-travel-ban-court-hearing/) will deliver remarks at the [North America’s Building Trades Unions](https://nabtu.org/) National Legislative Conference in Washington D.C. on Tuesday. The conference kicked off on Monday and has already featured appearances from U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Sen. [Chuck Schumer](http://time.com/4688760/jeff-sessions-russia-resign-chuck-schumer-transcript/) (D-NY), the Democratic leader of the Senate. The president will likely speak on his proposed [$1 trillion infrastructure plan](http://fortune.com/2017/03/16/trump-budget-plan-dot/) and its potential impact on the more than three million construction workers represented by the organization’s 14 union affiliates. NABTU’s annual event aims to “mount a forceful campaign in support of infrastructure investments, energy infrastructure and the protection of community wage and benefit protections,” [according to a press release.](https://nabtu.org/press%5Freleases/nabtu-kicks-off-2017-legislative-conference/) “It is in the best economic interests of our members and our unions for us to go everywhere and anywhere with business and industry leaders, community leaders and political leaders, and to engage in deliberations, conversations and discussions that have the potential to advance the economic interests of our members and their families,” NABTU President Sean McGarvey said during the opening day session. Trump is expected to speak at 12:30 p.m. ET. 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