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President Donald Trump will speak to the nation in a primetime address later this week. He plans to talk about "free and fair elections," but was coy about the specifics."I'd rather save it, but it's really big news," Trump told reporters on July 14 in the Oval Office.Reuters cited an administration official who said Trump will share newly declassified intelligence on investigations into U.S. elections and what the White House says are voting machine vulnerabilities.What will Trump talk about?"It's really, really big news, and our country has to shape up. That's what we're going to be talking about Thursday. It doesn't get bigger because without free and fair elections, you don't have a country."We'll be discussing other things, too, but it will be a very big announcement," the president added.When will Trump speak on July 16?Trump said he will address the U.S. public at 8 p.m. CT on Thursday, July 16.What is Trump's Mississippi approval rating?Trump's approval rating in Mississippi is about 47% as of July 15. It's a record low across both his terms, according to Civiqs' polling.He currently has a 47% disapproval rating in the state, so voters are as close to seeing eye-to-eye about Trump than ever before. About 6% of those polled said they neither approve nor disapprove.A Reuters/Ipsos poll published June 22 found 34% of Americans approve of Trump's job performance. That's the lowest it has been since he returned to office, but he also hit the same number in April before seeing a slight bump into the mid-30s.A Fox News Poll taken June 12-15 found that 60% disapproved of his job performance. That's the highest it has been in both terms.How to watch Trump's speechTrump's speech will be broadcast live by most major television news stations in the country on July 16. You can watch on ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS. It will also stream on YouTube.The White House also streams some speeches like this one live at whitehouse.gov/live/.
