Biden enjoys State of the Union reviews as Republicans stoke culture-war fire
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#68NKF)
President makes economic case to improve lives of working people while GOP opponents obsess over hot-button' social issues
Joe Biden was basking in positive reviews of his State of the Union address on Wednesday after a night that exposed the gulf between Democrats and Republicans heading into the 2024 race for the White House.
The US president used his annual primetime speech to tout economic achievements and emphasise his appeal to working families, criticizing billionaires who pay lower tax rates than the middle class and airlines that treat their passengers like suckers".
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