In what sounded like a rehearsal for his expected announcement to seek a second term in 2024, President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address on Feb. 7.
In the 72-minute speech, he encouraged bi-partisanship and unity, boasted that current numbers show that his economic plan is working, and sparred with Republicans who expressed dismay over several of his claims.
“Finish the job” was Biden’s credo as he mentioned the phrase 12 times during the address.
At 80, Biden was the oldest president to deliver the State of the Union.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (R) and U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) listen as U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 7, 2023. (Kevin Dietsch/AFP via Getty Images)
Differing Viewpoints On Economy
The White House reported before the State of the Union that Biden would talk about legislation he championed in his first two years that support his “promise to build an economy from the bottom up and the middle out,” including the American Rescue Plan, the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act….