White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley told reporters Tuesday that impeachment is not explicitly mentioned in President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE’s prepared remarks for the State of the Union address.

“I’ve read through the speech and I’ve not seen the word impeachment,” Gidley told reporters at the White House when asked if Trump would address the matter during the Tuesday evening speech.

“As he likes to say, we’ll see what happens, but I haven’t seen it,” Gidley continued.

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While Gidley did not rule out that Trump would reference his impeachment in some capacity, his remarks indicate that it is unlikely the president will do so. White House officials previously would not say whether Trump planned to address impeachment in his speech.

White House officials have said that Trump plans to focus the remarks on his administration’s accomplishments on various fronts and the strength of the U.S. economy, describing the tone of the address as optimistic. They’ve declined to get into the specific details of what the president plans to say in his remarks, however.

“Any time you can go out and not just remind the people of what we’ve all been able to accomplish together but on where this country was and where it is now, it’s a good thing,” Gidley told reporters Tuesday afternoon, noting that the theme of the speech is “The Great American Comeback.”

“He’s optimistic about the future. He’s optimistic about the present. I think you’re going to hear a lot of those words,” Gidley said.

Trump will deliver his address to the joint session of Congress on the eve of his impeachment trial vote. The Republican-controlled Senate is all but certain to acquit Trump on the impeachment articles approved by the Democrat-controlled House, which accuse Trump of abusing his power and obstructing Congress.

Gidley declined to say specifically how Trump intends to mark his acquittal following Wednesday’s vote, but signaled some kind of remarks from the president were likely.

“Rest assured, if that vote happens and if he’s acquitted, I imagine you’ll hear from him at some point,” Gidley said. “We don’t want to get ahead of the vote.”

“When this is over, we hope the vote goes our way and then we may have an announcement or statement or two afterward,” he continued.