President Biden gave a powerful and passionate speech. state of the union address Last night, I summed up his legacy and asked Congress to work with him to strengthen our economy, protect our freedoms, defend our democracy, advance racial justice, and stand by our friends abroad.
The speech was one of the best of Biden’s long career and an eloquent statement of why he deserves re-election. The president appeared strong and healthy as he appealed for national unity and bipartisanship and outlined an optimistic vision for America’s future. He said Republicans’ claims that he is too old and infirm to serve another term are ridiculous, a lie as big as former President Donald Trump’s false claim that he would win the 2020 presidential election. It was clearly shown that
Biden showed energy and was quick to respond to Republican hecklers shouting false claims. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was particularly rude, as she wore a red “Make America Great Again” hat to show her support for Trump.Democratic Party chanted In calling for Biden’s re-election, he repeatedly said, “Four more years.”
biden appeal to Republican lawmakers seek to end obstructionism that has paralyzed Congress on key issues such as consolidation. border security The bill negotiated by Republicans and Democrats in the Senate would Restore women’s reproductive rights Deploy across the country and provide vital military support Aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwanalong with much-needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza.
The president too prompted Republicans work with Democrats to pass bill John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act To protect the voting rights of Black Americans and other minorities and repair the damage caused by the Supreme Court’s decision that weakened the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. Thanks to a nearly 60-year-old law, my parents and millions of other black people in the South will be voting for the first time.
Furthermore, Biden called lowering prescription drug prices, increasing aid to historically black colleges and universities and other institutions of higher education that serve black and Hispanic students, increasing Pell grants for low-income college students, raising salaries for public school teachers, and corporations. Bipartisan support for tax increases. America’s richest people collect $3 trillion.
Biden too advocated More research on women’s health issues, eliminating junk fees that corporations charge to save Americans $20 billion a year, reducing taxes for home buyers, lowering home rents, reducing assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips. Ban gun violence and other actions to reduce women’s health issues.
president Said He will thwart Republican efforts to weaken or repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), cut Medicare and Social Security, and raise the retirement age.
Unfortunately, I’m not optimistic that Congressional Republicans will work with Biden to pass even a watered-down version of virtually all of his proposals. I predict that the vast majority of Republicans will choose confrontation over compromise and partisanship over patriotism. That’s because Trump, now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has told Republican lawmakers he doesn’t want them to pass legislation that would solve problems and make Biden look good.
Republican lawmakers have largely followed President Trump’s orders, putting serving him far above serving the American people. This is bad news for our country.
biden It’s 81 Trump will turn 78 in three months. Neither is ready to play in the NFL or climb Mount Everest, but there’s no question that Biden is smarter and has a much better understanding of public policy than Trump. We have much better policy than we have had in the past. better president.And unlike Trump, Biden has not been charged with a crime. 91 serious crimes He also did not lose a civil lawsuit that imposed a total fine of 20 million yen on President Trump. $540 million so far.
As he has done for decades, Mr. Biden showed in his speech yesterday that defending American freedoms and fighting racism is in his DNA.
President: “You can’t love your country only when you win” Said; This is a clear criticism of Mr. Trump, who refuses to admit defeat in the last presidential election. Biden denounced “the lies about the 2020 election and the conspiracy to steal it,” saying the conspiracy poses “the greatest threat to our democracy since the Civil War.”
biden paid homage to Fifty-nine years ago, civil rights activists marched on a bridge in Selma, Alabama, to protest racist restrictions that prevented black people from voting.
The late Congressman Johns Lewis (Democrat of Georgia) I almost got killed And many participants in the nonviolent march were seriously injured by assaults by law enforcement officers. One of the guests at Biden’s State of the Union address was Betty Mae Fikes, a Black woman who attended Biden’s speech. Said, “Sung prayers and songs of protest on that Bloody Sunday that helped shake the conscience of the nation.” This march led to his passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
In a moving passage near the end of his State of the Union address, Biden said: Said“My life has taught me to embrace freedom and democracy,” he said, and hopes to follow in the footsteps of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Sen. Robert F. He talked about how he was moved to dedicate his life to public service. Kennedy (DN.Y.), who was assassinated in 1968.
I understand that Joe Biden is not perfect. None of us are.However, as he often says: “Don’t compare me to the Almighty, compare me to the Alternative.”
Biden is an outstanding president, and with four more years in office, he will be able to do even more for the American people. It is in our interests and national interest to do so, and it is certainly better than other options.
Donna Brazile is a political strategist, contributor to ABC News, and former chair of the Democratic National Committee. She is the author of “Hacks: Inside the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House.”
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