President Biden’s State of the Union address was criticized by prominent political commentators for its political nature, with some likening it to more of a campaign speech than an overview of the country’s current situation.
“Directly attacking an opponent in the first few minutes of a speech is unprecedented and is perhaps the most partisan opening to a State of the Union address in modern memory,” said AEI Senior Fellow and former President George W. Bush. said speechwriter Mark Thiessen. I wrote to X During Biden’s Thursday night speech.
Biden criticized former President Donald Trump multiple times during his speech.
Thiessen: “This man should never be allowed to stand on the podium of the House of Representatives again and give a State of the Union address.” Posted in X after a while.
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President Biden speaks during the State of the Union address on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“As someone who has contributed to several SOTU writings and respects this important presidential institution, I am surprised by this speech,” Thiessen said in a separate post. “It’s an utter disgrace.”
“Does anyone remember a State of the Union address that was so openly partisan?” Georgetown Law Professor Randy Barnett Posted in X.
“A president repeatedly attacking his predecessor and future rivals? I can’t do that.”
“This speech is nothing more than a cheap, vulgar campaign speech,” said conservative radio host and author Mark Levin. Posted in X.
“Biden will leave immediately,” former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer said. Posted in X. “His tone, the speed of his speech, the loud, punchy way he speaks is really strange.”
“This speech is strange.”
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President Biden speaks at the Abbotts Creek Community Center during an economic policy event in Raleigh, North Carolina, January 18, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
“Instead of giving the State of the Union, President Biden is giving a campaign speech,” said Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pennsylvania). Posted in X.
“Biden has only been involved in foreign policy for a short period of time,” said Fox News chief political correspondent Britt Hume. Posted in X. “Ever since then, I’ve been reading every campaign article out loud. For someone who talks about great comebacks, he doesn’t seem very happy. He seems angry.”
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President Biden speaks during a meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council in the Indian Treaty Room of the White House on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, in Washington, DC, USA. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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