Instead, we had the courtly gesture to Kevin McCarthy. And then in retaliation, she tore up his speech. What a change, really, from President Trump's last State of the Union speech where he refused to shake hands with Speaker Pelosi. JACK BEATTY: Well, the two parts of it, really, the amity toward the other side. We've been sent here to finish the job, in my view.ĬHAKRABARTI: So, Jack, first of all, Biden did sound this note over and over again, during sometimes it was quite a contentious speech last night. To restore the soul of this nation, to rebuild the backbone of America, America's middle class, and unite the country. That's always been my vision of our country. Fighting for the sake of fighting, power for the sake of power, conflict for the sake of conflict gets us nowhere. Sometimes he gave that theme straightforwardly, sometimes with a bit of a tease, sometimes directly challenging Republicans in the chamber.īIDEN : New Orleans is formed as I am, but I think the people sent us a clear message. Speaker, I don't want to ruin your reputation, but I look forward to working with you.ĬHAKRABARTI: A recurring theme throughout Biden's speech.
PRESIDENT BIDEN : I start tonight by congratulating 118th Congress, the new speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy. He gave a good-natured nod to Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. So let's start off in the same way that Biden himself started off, with some bipartisanship. MEGHNA CHAKRABARTI: We are here to talk about President Joe Biden's State of the Union address that he gave last night.
Author of the Age of Betrayal: The Triumph of Money in America and editor of Colossus: How the Corporation Changed America. In this podcast special, On Point news analyst Jack Beatty highlights key moments from President Biden's second State of the Union address. Sign up for the On Point newsletter here. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S.
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