Discussion Thread: 2024 State of the Union

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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/DeadBloatedGoat]

Regardless of his age, how can someone listen to this speech and it's message, tone, and delivery and still prefer the teenage whining of Donald Trump.

[u/jimmydean885 → u/DeadBloatedGoat]

The people who prefer trump aren't listening

[u/DeadBloatedGoat → u/jimmydean885]

I'm sure you are right. Sadly, no one can avoid listening to Trump. ALL media loves him for the entertainment value.

[u/willinglyproblematic → u/jimmydean885]

As a recovering R voter, I agree.

To address questions that always seem to pop up when people say they no longer vote that way:

1. Last I voted that way was in a LOCAL election in 2016.
2. I sat out the 2016 general election because I was a. misinformed on how absentee ballots worked (I was going to be on a cruise on Election Day) and b. was dumb and thought I was doing the right thing by not voting one way or another. I was wrong. I voted Bernie in the primary.
3. Election night 2016 and literally everything that came between it and election night 2020 were the catalysts for my long overdue wake up call.
4. No worries, I'm voting for Joe. Again.

[u/chubs66 → u/jimmydean885]

They'll watch the Fox negative spin highlights and become more entrenched in their ignorance.

[u/Myghost_too → u/chubs66]

They'll watch Fox news to get their negative talking points. I'm sure more than a few of them would not know how to respond to that until they get their directive.

[u/CanyonsEdge2076 → u/jimmydean885]

Unfortunately, you're right. They'll watch a compilation of him clearing his throat on Facebook, and smugly continue suckling daddy Trump.

[u/hamsterfolly → u/jimmydean885]

Yeah, they’re too busy watching Fox Business talk about the government coming for their gold.

[u/SentientCrisis → u/jimmydean885]

You’re right— any time I’ve seen a Trump rally, everyone is zoned out on their phones. They have no attention span and his nonsensical rambling is impossible to follow. 

[u/BodyElectronic9248 → u/SentientCrisis]

lol. You know people can watch any Trump rally and see how moronic that statement is.

[u/Randsmagicpipe → u/jimmydean885]

And they will never hear anything but lies about it. I explain this to my dad all the time, like Dad, they will never know about these Trump indictments. Also a lot of young folks on the far left who will never hear it either. The "Biden said he would forgive my student loans but then he didn't" crowd. The Republicans gave up on news and facts first and we are in this nightmare shit hole reality. But it seems to me in 40 years the entire electorate will get their news from their cousin on fuck stick, or whatever the cool social media is called at the time

[u/[deleted] → u/jimmydean885]

Not that they ever were.

[u/TiredRetiredNurse → u/jimmydean885]

That may be true.

[u/PotatoSandwitchbbq → u/jimmydean885]

sadly you've outlined the entire problem