State of the Union

Editorial: The president can take pride in real achievements. Can he convince Americans to give him credit?

[37% of Democrats](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/most-democrats-dont-want-biden-to-seek-a-2nd-term-poll-says) want the president to run in 2024, not least because he is already 80. That reflects his limited scope for action, and it made the Republican response from Sarah Huckabee Sanders – railing at a “leftwing culture war” – look arguably [more out of touch as well as disturbing](https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-bidens-washington/joe-biden-once-again-lucks-out-with-his-enemies). [State of the Union address](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/07/biden-sotu-what-to-expect), are striking, despite [disappointments along the way](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/12/politics/inflation-reduction-children-families/index.html). But while he may be [reshaping the economic paradigm](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/06/joe-biden-democratic-capitalism-changed-economic-paradigm-reagan-free-market), he has not yet shifted the mood. The president inherited a troubled nation, and there are storms ahead. Mr Biden’s appeal to bipartisanship was made not to persuade, but to remind voters that he stands for decency and reason – in contrast to the increasing extremity in the GOP – and to underline that the obstacles to come will not be of his making. But they can shift the mood within parties more quickly. State of the Union speeches don’t change voters’ minds overnight, though messages do filter through. Beaten down by rising prices, more than six in 10 Americans [think](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/06/poll-americans-dont-feel-biden-impact/) he has achieved “not very much” or “little or nothing”. In a deft and well-delivered speech, he invoked ideals of cooperation, while clapping back at heckling and jeering Republicans with confidence. There are more clouds on the horizon. Joe Biden was particularly poorly placed to do so when he took office, inheriting a pandemic that was raging unchecked, a struggling economy and a crisis of democracy itself.

With newly elected Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democrat vice-president Kamala Harris sat behind him, Biden launched what commentators described as his ...

Another [recent poll](https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/nbc-poll-says-state-joe-bidens-union-rcna69513) revealed that only 28% rate him positively on “having the necessary mental and physical health to be president”. A [poll](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/05/biden-trump-2024-poll-buttigieg) taken on February 5 showed that 62% of Americans would be “angry” or “dissatisfied” if he were elected again. He is expected to confirm his re-election bid at a rally there to discuss his economic plan, before heading to Florida the following day to talk about Medicare and social security. It would be no surprise to see “Let’s finish the job!” as the tagline for his 2024 campaign. One of the biggest issues remains his age. But while his age may be against him, time might be on Biden’s side. This occasion was no different, stating that his administration had “funded over 20,000 projects across America” to build “the best infrastructure in the world”. But in the Republican-controlled House, many of his more progressive demands are likely to fall on deaf ears. With newly elected Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democrat vice-president Kamala Harris sat behind him, Biden launched what [commentators described as](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/state-of-the-union-2023-five-takeaways-biden) his bid to win the 2024 presidential election. In front of a divided Congress, after the GOP won control of the House in last year’s midterms, he laid out his legislative and policy objectives. “We have an obligation to make all people safe,” he said. But the mantra for the evening was: “Let’s finish the job” – a phrase he used a dozen times in his speech.

President makes economic case to improve lives of working people while GOP opponents obsess over 'hot-button' social issues.

“They’re stuck on the cultural issues. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, leading some polls for the 2024 Republican nomination, has defined his political identity around opposing “wokeness”. “While you reap the consequences of their failures, the Biden administration seems more interested in woke fantasies than the hard reality Americans face every day,” she said. You’re inventing problems that don’t actually exist.” “The Republican response was about imaginary culture wars and imagined grievances about things that aren’t real. [casting doubt on the notion](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/opinion/sarah-huckabee-sanders-trump-state-of-the-union.html) that Republicans are eager to “move on” from the former president.

Add to that the much better-than expected-results for Democrats in last year's midterm elections and you can see why Mr Biden feels he is a good position to win ...

Were there clues in his State of the Union speech about his re-election campaign? In Mr Biden's speech on Tuesday, he also sounded as though he was making the case for his 2024 run, and made it clear he has no plan to cool down his political ambitions, despite lukewarm polling. On Tuesday he enjoyed taunting his Republican opponents. They hope manufacturing industries will be seeing increased investment. They hope his infrastructure spending will not only have repaired the fabric of the nation but will create even more jobs. The clues in the State of the Union that suggest Joe Biden will run for president in 2024

Readers react to President Biden's speech and the Republican heckling. Also: A national police commission; knitting and politics; the secret donor.

Needles clicking away, participants discuss the Electoral College, local ballot measures, increasing citizen participation and so forth. To be fair, the governor voiced legitimate concerns about border protection, a serious problem that disproportionately affects Southern states, including Arkansas. She accuses the Democrats of “trillions of reckless spending” but seems oblivious to the [record deficits ](https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/030515/which-united-states-presidents-have-run-largest-budget-deficits.asp)racked up by the Trump administration in which she served. Governor Sanders preaches free speech, but then spews her policy ideas to do the opposite, like banning critical race theory in schools and preventing state documents from Biden’s State of the Union was anemic, which is analogous to the current U.S. [“liar” and worse](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/us/politics/biden-state-of-the-union.html) from elected Republicans, I was looking forward to Gov. Should this happen in the future, the sergeant-at-arms must remove the offenders from the chamber. Those economic concerns do not cease to exist when Mr. Before and during his inspiring speech enumerating plans to “finish the job,” President Biden set a tone by graciously recognizing his worthy opponents. He is a consummate gentleman and a true statesman. Biden was clearly in his element, quick on his feet and sharp as a tack as he took on hecklers like the insufferable Marjorie Taylor Greene in real time. to Work With Him to Build Economy](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/us/politics/biden-state-union.html)” (front page, Feb.

U.S. President Joe Biden offered no apologies for his spendthrift, pro-American economic strategy Tuesday, making clear in his second state of the union ...

“Canada will do well to not assume that we are inside the tent. And with the country up in arms over what Chinese officials insist was a weather balloon that drifted through Canadian and U.S. “Let’s commit ourselves to make the words of Tyre’s mother come true,” Biden said. “There’s a lot of opportunities ahead of us. Biden also reiterated his call for a ban on assault weapons, cheering Brandon Tsay, the 26-year-old California man who disarmed the gunman who killed 11 people at a dance studio in Monterey Park last month. Nearly 70 per cent of respondents to the online survey, conducted by Leger for the Association for Canadian Studies, said they still see the U.S. Biden said Republicans were proposing deep cuts to cherished programs like Social Security and Medicare, an allegation that prompted eyerolls from McCarthy and catcalls and boos from Georgia Rep. politics and was on clear display as Biden turned to domestic issues like drug costs, oil and gas production, corporate tax increases and the ever-present debt ceiling controversy. “I’m not saying it’s a majority of you … going into default, without an agreement to reduce spending to 2022 levels, a cut of roughly eight per cent. Protectionism notwithstanding, most Canadians still see the U.S. And he didn’t just defend Buy American.

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), of Brookhaven, in response to President Biden's second State of the Union address, tonight said there are solid ...

“Despite the President’s telling, I believe the concerns felt by many Mississippians and their fellow Americans are rooted in whether we feel secure — in our homes, in our communities, in our futures, and as a nation.” “At the start of his term two years ago, President Biden promised to unite the American people — a noble goal,” Hyde-Smith said. Despite the President’s telling, I believe the concerns felt by many Mississippians and their fellow Americans are rooted in whether we feel secure — in our homes, in our communities, in our futures, and as a nation.

Romney walked into the House chamber Tuesday night with other senators to take his seat ahead of the speech as Santos stood alongside the aisle near his own ...

[the target of complaints to the Federal Election Commission](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-santos-federal-election-commission-complaint/) over campaign spending and the [House Ethics Committee](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-santos-new-york-democrats-ritchie-torres-dan-goldman-house-ethics-committee-complaint/). I think it's reprehensible that the senator would say such a thing to me in a demeaning way," Santos said. Santos called Romney an "a**hole" in return, the source said. "I didn't expect him to be standing there trying to shake hands with every senator and the president of the United States," Romney told reporters after the speech. "He shouldn't be in Congress," Romney added. [George Santos](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-santos-constituents-call-for-him-to-resign-dc-protest/) of New York and Sen.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered his State of the Union address to a politically divided Congress for the first time, calling for permanent fixes on ...

29 during a [CBS “Face the Nation](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kevin-mccarthy-face-the-nation-transcript-01-29-2023/)” interview that cuts to Social Security or Medicare are “off the table.” [including raising](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-eye-entitlement-program-overhaul-during-next-years-debt-limit-fight) the [eligibility age](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/24/house-gop-2023-forecast-00062919). The initial group of negotiable drugs will be limited to 10 that year. [allowing Medicare to negotiate](https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/biden-promise-tracker/promise/1561/lower-cost-prescription-drugs/) what it pays for prescription medicines. Rick Scott (R-Fla.)](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/15/state-democratic-party-wisconsin/democrats-still-exaggerating-gop-backing-scotts-pl/) released a plan in 2022 that stated “all federal legislation sunsets in 5 years. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/08/03/ron-johnson-medicare-social-security/)) suggested in August that Congress approve Social Security and Medicare annually rather than as an automatic entitlement. More drugs will be added to the negotiation list each year. He also noted that 16 million people [signed up for health coverage](https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/biden-promise-tracker/promise/1521/improve-obamacare/) this year through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. He called attention to the end of the public health emergency slated for May 11, but reminded the audience — both in the chamber, where Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader in the Senate, His warnings that some Republicans want to phase out Medicare and Social Security riled conservatives, including Rep. In one marked difference from his earlier speeches, attendance in the House chamber was at capacity with no covid-19 limitations in effect.

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota share their reactions to Tuesday night's State of the Union ...

And the Federal Reserve is continuing to raise interest rates to bring down inflation. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota share their reactions to Tuesday night's State of the Union address and the potential for a police reform bill. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Republican Rep.

The first Gen Z congressman, Democrat Maxwell Alejandro Frost, of Florida's 10th district. Republican Mike Lawler, from New York's 17th district. What's the big ...

And so she was able to listen to the President of the United States deliver his State of the Union." - Lawler wants to remain focused on raising the debt ceiling and curbing spending. [Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the choice in the U.S. "Throughout the speech, I certainly applauded numerous things that he talked about, including the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the microchip legislation, addressing fentanyl and the opioid crisis that is plaguing our communities. "Well, I've watched almost every State of the Union for as long as I've been alive, and it was a wonderful experience on a personal level, and certainly professionally to be there. So Democrats and Republicans have to come together to work on the big issues that we're dealing with. And I think that was in large part where the missed opportunity was to forge that path forward." But overall, it's just great to hear him champion it, talk about it, and really give that give that bold cry to action where when he said we need to ban assault weapons." "There are smaller bills and packages that I think will be helpful for our people. But what happens in the House between now and then comes down to those in Congress, like Frost and Lawler. The entire thing was surreal. The address was widely viewed as Biden getting ready for another campaign ahead of the 2024 election.

In his second State of the Union address, US President Joe Biden unofficially kicked off his 2024 re-election campaign by giving a forceful defence of his ...

If he does, the 2023 State of the Union provided an excellent opportunity to re-engage with the broader American public. Perhaps tellingly for the upcoming presidential campaign, she claimed that a younger breed of Republicans had arrived to rescue Americans from the incompetent Democrats. It’s something of a win for Biden that the Democrats weren’t wiped out. The Republicans won control of Congress by a slim margin, but the Democrats retained the majority in the Senate. This kicked off the speculation that a second Biden term might happen. It’s almost a certainty that some of the division from the Trump era will resurface and that the Republicans will attempt to jam Biden at every legislative turn. It was his best opportunity, in front of a wide American audience, to announce policies that could set up a 2024 run. He was quick to point out that under America’s leadership, NATO and much of the world had come together to stand with Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. In the recent midterm elections, a so-called “red wave”, was predicted to see the Republicans shatter the Democrats’ hold on the House. This State of the Union provided President Biden with an important platform. Biden was roundly interrupted, heckled, and loudly jeered by elements of the GOP on several occasions. According to US President Joe Biden, the state of the union is strong.