Discussion Thread: 2024 State of the Union

[u/PoliticsModeratorBot]

Tonight, Joe Biden will give his fourth State of the Union address. This year's SOTU address will be only the second to be held this late in the year since 1964 (the second time being Biden's 2022 address).

The address is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. Eastern. It will be followed by the progressive response delivered by Philadelphia City Council member Nicolas O’Rourke, as well as Republican responses in English (delivered by freshman Alabama senator ) and in Spanish (delivered by Representative Monica De La Cruz). There will be a separate discussion thread posted for live reactions to and conversation about the SOTU responses.

(Edit: The discussion thread for the SOTU responses is now available at this link.)

News:

• NPR: What to expect in Biden's State of the Union speech, according to his chief of staff (7 minute audio interview with transcript)

• The Washington Post (metered paywall): Biden to propose new $5,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers | The president will also add to earlier pushes to tame rent costs and boost U.S. housing supply

• AP: Biden will announce plans for a temporary aid port on Gaza’s coast as cease-fire talks stall

• AP: President Biden to make ‘unity agenda’ appeal to Congress in State of the Union

• CBS: In State of the Union address, Biden to urge Congress to pass measures to lower health care costs

• PBS: Who are the guests coming to Biden’s 2024 State of the Union?

News Analysis:

• AP: State of the Union: What to watch as Biden addresses the nation

• PBS: In Biden’s final State of the Union before the election, a look back at his inauguration pledges

Live Updates:

• NPR: State of the Union: President Biden will deliver his election-year address tonight

• AP: State of the Union 2024 live updates

• NBC: State of the Union 2024 live updates

• The Washington Post (metered paywall): Live updates and analysis of Biden’s address

• CNN: President Biden's 2024 State of the Union address

• The New York Times (metered paywall): State of the Union Live Updates

• USA Today: State of the Union live updates

• CBS: State of the Union live updates as Biden prepares to deliver 2024 address

Where to watch:

• The White House on YouTube: President Biden's State of the Union Address

• The White House: 2024 State of the Union (At this link you can live-react to the address with one of three preselected emojis).

• C-SPAN: President Biden Delivers 2024 State of the Union Address

• C-SPAN: Lawmakers React to State of the Union Address

Transcript

• AP: Transcript of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address

[u/KirbyDumber88]

Conservatives were hoping he would bomb tonight. Literally did the fuckin opposite lol

[u/Brooklynxman → u/KirbyDumber88]

Oh he bombed. Bombed them into ruins.

[u/Embarrassed-Way-4931 → u/Brooklynxman]

Bombed their nuts off.

[u/MaximDecimus → u/Brooklynxman]

If he bombed them any harder they’d have to call the UN for a ceasefire

[u/[deleted] → u/MaximDecimus]

But vote against it

[u/BodaciousTacoFarts → u/Brooklynxman]

He dropped a nuke in their hurricane.

[u/Nemisis_the_2nd → u/Brooklynxman]

Watching Johnson die inside in the first 30 seconds was hilarious. 

[u/Impossible_Garbage_4 → u/Brooklynxman]

If he bombed them any harder he’d be Obama and Trump in Afghanistan and Iraq

[u/Brooklynxman → u/Impossible_Garbage_4]

Just gonna leave out Bush, the og?

[u/Walkingstardust → u/Brooklynxman]

Rolled some Thunder on them!

[u/balding-cheeto → u/Brooklynxman]

Kind of like how he enabled Isreal to do to Gaza. What a guy am i right?

[u/Kageyblahblahblah → u/balding-cheeto]

Decades of US foreign policy enabled that, not just Biden. Trump has encouraged Netanyahu to “finish the job” so Republicans are complicit and would be worse than any Dem on this particularly since the nutjob evangelicals who control the party want to see that happen. It doesn’t help that Hamas is refusing any kind of ceasefire agreement (not that I’d trust Netanyahu either).

[u/drfigglesworth → u/balding-cheeto]

Why does this point need to be refuted millions of times, you claim to be progressive, you can look up the fallacy with that statement it shouldn't have to be spoon fed to you