“President Biden will use his first State of the Union address on Tuesday to claim credit for a robust economy and a unified global response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, even as he acknowledges the pain of inflation and the struggle between ‘democracy and autocracy’ around the world, administration officials said on Monday,” the New York Times reports.
“The speech, which has been in the works for months, was originally meant to focus primarily on the president’s domestic agenda, using the rare prime-time platform as a way to jump-start his stalled efforts to pass far-reaching social spending legislation.”
“But the war in Europe that erupted last week has forced the White House to ensure that Mr. Biden’s address ‘reflects a moment in time,’ as Jen Psaki, the press secretary, put it Monday afternoon..”
Playbook: “The GOP is ready to pan Biden’s address no matter what he says. And with the president’s approval numbers as poor as they are right now, they’ll have a receptive audience.”
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