--- title: Live: President Donald Trump Gives Statement at White House description: The remarks are slated to begin at 3:30 P.M. eastern. canonical: https://time.com/5026095/donald-trump-white-house-statement-livestream/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-15T19:42:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T18:15:33.711Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: President Trump Makes 'Major Statement' og:description: They are his first public remarks since returning from Asia on Tuesday og:url: https://time.com/5026095/donald-trump-white-house-statement-livestream/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1c64735b302999e/6988e5bc929fad261fbee7a4/gettyimages-873450764.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3600 og:image:height: 2025 og:image:alt: Trump Asia Trade og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: President Trump Makes 'Major Statement' twitter:description: They are his first public remarks since returning from Asia on Tuesday twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1c64735b302999e/6988e5bc929fad261fbee7a4/gettyimages-873450764.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: President Trump Makes First Public Statement Since Returning from Asia > Sponsored content. 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The speech is schedule for 3:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, though the White House did not disclose the topic of the president’s speech. The president returned from Asia on Tuesday. He tweeted on Monday that he would be making a “major statement,” but did not release any details about the timing or the content. > [](https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/930320191699017730) It is unclear whether Trump will weigh in on embattled Senate candidate [ Roy Moore](http://time.com/5024985/roy-moore-senate-spiritual-battle/?xid=homepage), who has come under fire and calls to step aside following a report in the _Washington Post_ that cited four women claiming he had pursued relationships with teenage girls when he was in his thirties Watch on the live-stream above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5026095/donald-trump-white-house-statement-livestream/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5026095/donald-trump-white-house-statement-livestream/"},"headline":"Watch Live: President Trump Makes First Public Statement Since Returning from Asia","datePublished":"2017-11-15T19:42:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T18:15:33.711Z","description":"The President returned from Asia on Tuesday. 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