President Donald Trump will address the nation on Wednesday night to tout his first year in office, the White House says, and preview his 2026 agenda.

The remarks — set to begin at 9 p.m. ET from the Diplomatic Room — come as Trump faces low approval ratings, particularly on the economy amid a slowdown in hiring and an uptick in inflation.

A Quinnipiac University poll published Wednesday found most Americans said the economy is the most urgent issue facing the country today, and just 40% of Americans approve of how Trump has handled it.

Overall, 40% of Americans approve of the way Trump is handling his job while 54% disapprove, according to the poll.

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Trump teased what to expect from his address to reporters earlier Wednesday.

“Well, I think the message this evening is we inherited a mess and we’ve done a great job, and we continue to, and our country is going to be stronger than ever before very soon,” Trump said as traveled back from a dignified transfer at Dover AFB for U.S. soldiers killed in Syria.

The president has primarily deflected blame for the state of the economy onto his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. He’s called the issue of affordability, without evidence, a “Democratic hoax.”

Pocketbook issues, though, dominated this year’s elections and are expected to be the defining issue of the 2026 midterm elections when Republicans try to maintain their control of Congress.

Trump’s remarks also come amid a health care showdown on Capitol Hill as millions of Americans are set to face higher premium costs in 2026 due to expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, and as his administration ratchets up pressure on the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Wednesday’s prime-time speech will touch on what the administration says are the “historic accomplishments” of Trump’s second term so far. She singled out border security and gas prices as two issues the president is likely to discuss.

“He’s going to talk a lot about the accomplishments over the past 11 months, all that he’s done to bring our country back to greatness and all he continues to plan to do to continue delivering for the American people over the next three years,” Leavitt said.