CNN has announced its State of the Union coverage plans, with several of the network’s primetime talents included for the major news event.
Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper will anchor the network’s coverage on Tuesday evening at 8 PM ET. They will be joined by Kaitlan Collins and Kasie Hunt live from Washington. Cooper — who will be based in New York — will be joined by Abby Phillip, John King, David Axelrod, Kara Swisher, and former Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC).
Dana Bash will be at Statuary Hall inside the Capitol for interviews with those attending the speech, and on-the-ground updates throughout the evening. She’ll join Jake Tapper inside the CNN studios following the address. Manu Raju will be inside the House Chamber for the address, while Kristen Holmes will be stationed at the White House for live reporting.
Van Jones and Scott Jennings will be based in Saginaw, Michigan, where they’ll speak directly with voters and hear their reactions to the State of the Union address. The two will also lead a streaming broadcast on the CNN All Access subscription service from 8:30 to 11:30 PM ET.
Beginning at 12:30 AM ET, Abby Phillip will lead a panel for their commentary and analysis of President Donald Trump’s speech.
David Chalian will share instant polling data throughout the evening for CNN, while Daniel Dale will serve as the fact-checker throughout the network’s coverage.
The network will also provide coverage of the Democratic response from Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA).
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