{"id":10381,"date":"2025-03-04T16:13:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/see-who-melania-trump-invited-to-president-trumps-speech-for-the-2025-joint-address-to-congress\/"},"modified":"2025-03-04T16:13:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:13:51","slug":"see-who-melania-trump-invited-to-president-trumps-speech-for-the-2025-joint-address-to-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/see-who-melania-trump-invited-to-president-trumps-speech-for-the-2025-joint-address-to-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"See who Melania Trump invited to President Trump&#8217;s speech for the 2025 joint address to Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/how-watch-trump-speech-address-congress-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">President Trump&#8217;s speech to a joint session of Congress<\/a><\/span>\u00a0is taking place Tuesday night and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/articles\/2025\/03\/first-lady-melania-trump-invites-everyday-americans-as-special-guests-to-joint-session-of-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">guests invited by first lady Melania Trump<\/a> will be in attendance. Melania Trump has invited &#8220;everyday Americans&#8221; to the address, according to the White House, including an American who was recently released from a Russian prison and the family of one of Mr. Trump&#8217;s supporters who was killed in an assassination attempt on the president.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/marc-fogel-released-russia-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Marc Fogel<\/a><\/span>, a schoolteacher from Pennsylvania who was released from a Russian prison in February as part of a prisoner swap negotiated by the Trump administration, and his wife, Melanie Fogel, are expected to be there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The family of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/corey-comperatore-butler-county-first-responders-inauguration-parade\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Corey Comperatore<\/a><\/span>, a volunteer fire chief killed at the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally where <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/timeline-trump-rally-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Mr. Trump was shot<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in an assassination attempt, will also be among the guests, the White House said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Diller, the widow of slain New York Police Department officer <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/nypd-officer-shot-during-altercation-with-suspect-in-queens\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Jonathan Diller<\/a><\/span>, who was killed in 2024 during a routine traffic stop in Queens, will also be in attendance. <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/nypd-officer-jonathan-diller-wake-day-2-long-island-massapequa-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Mr. Trump attended his wake<\/a><\/span> on Long Island in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>These guests were first reported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/04\/us-news\/widow-of-murdered-nypd-officer-jonathan-diller-among-trumps-guests-for-address-to-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What time is Trump&#8217;s speech and who else will be there?<\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Trump will speak before both chambers of Congress starting at 9 p.m. ET in what will be his first speech before lawmakers since he returned to the White House six weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>The mother and sister of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/laken-riley-death-athens-georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Laken Riley<\/a><\/span>, the 22-year-old nursing student murdered by a man in the country illegally, will be there. Mr. Trump last month signed the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-signs-laken-riley-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Laken Riley Act<\/a><\/span>, a bipartisan bill that expanded the federal government&#8217;s ability to detain people in the country illegally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another guest is Alexis Nungaray, a Texas woman whose 12-year-old daughter was murdered in 2024. Charged in her daughter&#8217;s death are two Venezuelan nationals who were released by immigration authorities before, and since her death, Nungaray has joined Mr. Trump at several campaign events.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Immigration is a cornerstone of Mr. Trump&#8217;s agenda as his administration has launched a massive deportation initiative \u2014 and it is likely to be a key theme in the speech.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another guest will be 15-year-old Elliston Berry, who the White House said was the victim of computer-generated deepfakes created by a bully at her school. On Monday, Melania Trump joined an event on Capitol Hill to throw her support behind a bill sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz to bolster safety against deepfakes.<\/p>\n<p>January Littlejohn, of Tallahassee, Florida, will also be in attendance. Littlejohn sued her daughter&#8217;s middle school over asking her daughter what bathroom she wanted to use, which the White House said was &#8220;without January and her husband&#8217;s knowledge or permission.&#8221; Mr. Trump has already signed an executive order <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-executive-order-transgender-minors\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">restricting access to gender-affirming care<\/a><\/span> for minors, although transgender youth have sued to block the order.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another guest will be Payton McNabb, a North Carolina teen who said she was injured after a collision with a transgender athlete during a volleyball game. Mr. Trump has signed an executive order banning transgender women from women&#8217;s sports, and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/white-house-event-ncaa-female-athletes-excluded-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">McNabb was recently invited by the White House<\/a><\/span> to attend a briefing on women&#8217;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Other guests include Jeff Denard, a Decatur, Alabama, steelworker; Haley Ferguson, a Tennessee woman who received a Fostering the Future scholarship, which was launched by the first lady&#8217;s Be Best initiative; and Roberto Ortiz, a Border Patrol agent in Texas who the White House said<strong>\u00a0<br \/><\/strong>has been shot at by cartel members.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Several Democrats announced Monday that they would be bringing fired federal workers to the speech instead of boycotting it, as others have suggested.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>How to watch Trump&#8217;s speech\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cbs-tv-stations-affiliates\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">CBS News<\/a><\/span> will carry the address live on TV and a primetime special will air at 9 p.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The speech can also be streamed for free on CBS News 24\/7, available on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cbsnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CBSNews.com<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/mobile\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">CBS News app<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paramount+<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n      <em><\/p>\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/jennifer-jacobs\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Jennifer Jacobs<\/a> and <\/p>\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/fin-gomez\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Fin G\u00f3mez<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        contributed to this report.<br \/>\n      <\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \"\/><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/caroline-linton\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Caroline Linton<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Caroline Linton is an associate managing editor on the political team for CBSNews.com. 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