US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said he has formally invited President Donald Trump to deliver his first State of the Union address on January 30, 2018. "I'm formally inviting President Trump to address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, January 30, to report on the state of the union," Ryan told reporters on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported. "We look forward to him accepting our invitation." The tradition of delivering the address in-person was revived by former President Woodrow Wilson in 1913.

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) listens during a press conference on Capitol Hill, November 29, 2017 in Washington, DC. Pic/Zach Gibson/Getty Images/AFP