President Joe Biden cast himself as the bulwark against the rising tide of threats to democracy, painting his predecessor Donald Trump as responsible for those perils.
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“You can’t love your country only when you win,” Biden said in his address to Congress.
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At a time when voters are questioning whether Biden is too old, the President went out his way to appear energetic, raising his voice and sparring with Republicans who disrupted his speech.
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“Hate, anger, revenge, retribution are among the oldest of ideas. But you can’t lead America with ancient ideas that only take us back,” Joe Biden said.
Ukraine and Immigration: “History is literally watching,” Biden said. “If the United States walks away – it will put Ukraine at risk. Europe is at risk. The free world at risk – emboldening others to do what they wish to do us harm.”
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Biden, GOP Spar: “We can fight about fixing the border. Or we can fix it,” Biden said.
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Reproductive Rights: Biden directly blamed Trump for the “chaos” surrounding the issue and called for lawmakers to pass federal legislation protecting IVF and abortion rights and asked Republicans, “what freedoms will you take next?”
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Israel-Hamas War: Biden went out of his way to acknowledge the “heartbreaking” devastation in Gaza and announced US military plans to unilaterally construct a new pier that would ease the delivery of humanitarian aid.
