While Democrats have quietly expressed concerns about President Biden’s State of the Union address scheduled for Thursday night, other lawmakers are hopeful that the president will use the opportunity to overcome concerns and attacks on his age. I’m holding you.
‘We’re all nervous,’ said one House Democrat. told Axioscited concerns about the 81-year-old Biden’s “ability to talk without blowing things off.”
Another House Democrat told the outlet that Biden was likely to make mistakes during his speech.
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Democrats have quietly expressed concerns about President Biden’s State of the Union address scheduled for Thursday night, and other lawmakers remain hopeful that the president will use the opportunity to overcome concerns about his age. are doing. (Getty Images)
“Look, Trump made a rhetorical gaffe,” the congressman said. “Biden is going to make gaffes. I think the key will be his energy level.”
“There’s no question he has energy.” [for a second term]But that’s in question,” said House Minority Leader Steny Hoyer. “He’s quick and he needs to show that.”
Democratic strategist Doug Sosnick told Axios that Biden’s “expression” will be important, not just the words themselves in his speech. “Given concerns about Biden’s age, his speech will be just as important as his content,” Sosnik said.
Other Democrats said they were confident in Biden’s performance in one of the most important political events of his presidency, pointing to his tact in a speech last year.
“When the Republicans tried to heckle him, he got them on his side,” said California Rep. Ted Lieu, adding that Biden would do a “great job.”
Last year, there was temporary turmoil in the country. chamber When Biden claimed that “some Republicans want to eliminate Medicare and Social Security.”
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The president’s address to the nation came just weeks after special counsel Robert Hur released a long-awaited report after a months-long investigation into Biden’s improper retention of classified records. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
“It’s going to be one of the president’s biggest audience events of the year, so it’s a huge opportunity for him to make his case,” Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, told Axios.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday that Biden “looks forward to talking about his accomplishments over the past three years and the vision he has for this country.”
The president’s address to the nation came just weeks after special counsel Robert Hur released a long-awaited report after a months-long investigation into Biden’s improper retention of classified records.
In his report, Mr. Xu described the president as a “sympathetic and well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory,” and did not press charges.
The Biden campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
FOX News’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
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