President Joe Biden will confront his and Donald Trump’s ages in his State of the Union address, arguing he wants “honesty” while his Republican rival wants “retribution.”
The first excerpts released by the White House do not mention Trump by name, but do contain a reference to the Republican candidate. But they do contain a comment directed at the former president.
‘My life has taught me to embrace freedom and democracy. A future based on the fundamental values that have defined America: honesty, decency, dignity and equality. To respect everyone. To give everyone a fair chance. “Don’t give hate a safe harbor,” Biden, 81, will say.
“Now, other people my age see a different story: an American story of resentment, revenge and retribution. That is not me.’
President Joe Biden will emphasize freedom and democracy in his State of the Union address; Above he is seen in his 2023 speech.
Biden has long called Trump, 77, a “threat to democracy,” citing the former president’s actions during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Trump has criticized Biden over the age issue, calling him “Sleepy Joe.” Even some Democrats have expressed concern about the 81-year-old president’s performance Thursday night, saying he needs to be assertive and not make mistakes or stumbles.
Biden will speak in the House chamber at the Capitol at 9 p.m. to present his vision for the nation. The audience will be filled with Republican lawmakers loyal to Trump. Expect them to try to throw Biden off his game like they did last year.
Millions of viewers are expected to tune in to the speech in prime time, giving him a massive platform to advocate to voters to give him a second term in place of Trump.
Biden will offer a positive vision for the nation in his speech, focusing on a unity agenda that contains broadly popular issues such as dealing with the mental health epidemic, curbing opioid abuse, helping veterans and improving cancer care.
In his speech, the president will also portray the upcoming election as an election about personal freedoms, such as reproductive rights. He will promise to restore Roe v. Wade as the law of the land if Americans give him a Democratic-controlled Congress.
‘In its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court majority wrote: “Women are not without electoral or political power.” Oh really. “It’s clear that those who brag about overturning Roe v. Wade have no idea about the power of women in America,” she will say.
“But they found out when reproductive freedom was on the ballot and won in 2022, 2023, and they will find out again in 2024. If Americans send me a Congress that supports the right to choose, I promise you: I will restore Roe v. Wade again to be the law of the land.
Democrats are using the abortion issue to mobilize their voters after it proved to be a successful motivation to get their supporters to the polls in the 2022 midterm elections.
He will also boast about his own record as president, particularly on the economy, which is why voters give him low marks when it comes to his management.
‘I came to office determined to help us get through one of the most difficult periods in our nation’s history. And we have. “It doesn’t make the news, but in thousands of cities and towns the American people are writing the greatest recovery story ever told,” he will say.
‘So let’s tell that story here and now. America’s comeback is to build a future of American possibilities, to build an economy from the middle out and from the bottom up (not the top down), to invest in all of America (in all Americans) to ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity and that we leave no one behind. behind.’
Donald Trump will offer comments on the speech on social media.
An eight-foot-high steel fence goes up around the U.S. Capitol the day before President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address.
Biden will also ask Americans if they want Reduce health care costs, democratic freedoms and prevent Ukraine from being absorbed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin? Or do they want to side with pharmaceutical company profits, tax breaks for the rich, and Putin?
The underlying argument will be that Biden is on the right side of these issues, unlike Trump.
Biden is also expected to address the war between Israel and Hamas in his remarks. He will call for more taxes on the rich and help first-time home buyers.