The Biden SOTU moment that even Republicans had to applaud

3/2/22
 
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from MSNBC,
3/2/22:

Biden’s SOTU address focused on how the West’s unity against Putin using sanctions is a source of power (Full Transcript).

Joy Reid discusses two major topics Biden could have used to criticize Republican members of the House and Senate, including Republican support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Jan. 6 insurrection.

As a Biden foil, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ wrap wasn’t very fresh. Reynolds agrees with Biden: the state of our union is strong. Everything else was just reheated leftovers from other GOP rants.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s State of the Union response, on behalf of the progressive Working Families Party, highlighted how much Biden has managed to satisfy and disarm that contingent of lawmakers with his policy agenda and engagement.

“No one fought harder for President Biden’s agenda than progressives,” Tlaib said. “We rallied with our supporters, held town halls in our communities, engaged new people and we even played hardball in Congress.”

Much of Tlaib’s remarks were spent praising Biden’s agenda as effective… Tlaib’s speech was a reminder that Biden seems to have won over many progressive lawmakers.

Here are the top moments on President Biden’s speech:

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