© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden provides the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Jarrett Renshaw and Nandita Bose
(Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday assaulted previous President Donald Trump’s vision for America, slammed Israel and was challenged on migration in his last State of the Union speech before the 2 guys take on in the November U.S. election.
Here are some takeaways from the State of the Union address on Thursday.
DIFFICULT WORDS FOR ISRAEL
Biden provided a sharp instruction to Israel’s leaders, informing them not to hold up humanitarian help to Palestinians for political functions.
“To the management of Israel I state this: Humanitarian help can not be a secondary factor to consider or a bargaining chip,” Biden stated. “Protecting and conserving innocent lives needs to be a concern. As we want to the future, the only genuine option to this scenario is a two-state service.”
Biden has actually dealt with increasing pressure from fellow Democrats over his assistance for Israel’s reaction to the Oct. 7 attacks by Palestinian Hamas militants.
“I’ve been working non-stop to develop an instant ceasefire that would last for 6 weeks,” he stated, repeating U.S. policy however utilizing the word “ceasefire” that his administration when avoided.
LAKEN RILEY AND IMMIGRATION
Goaded by Trump-allied Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Biden went off script to resolve the case of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing trainee from the U.S. state of Georgia, who was presumably killed last month by an undocumented immigrant who had actually been launched on parole.
Republicans, who blame Biden and his administration’s border policies for the deaths of Americans eliminated by unlawful migrants, have actually taken on Riley’s death as a sign of Democrats’ failure.
“It’s about Laken Riley,” yelled Greene throughout the speech, disrupting Biden as he spoke about the border. “Say her name!”
Biden got a button Greene thrust into his hand as he strolled to the podium, and duplicated Riley’s name, stating she was an innocent female eliminated by “a prohibited.” He stated thousands are eliminated by “legal” U.S. locals before sending his ideas to Riley’s household.
BYE BIDENOMICS
One word missing out on from the speech was “Bidenomics,” the White House’s previous motto for his financial program that was the focal point of a cross-country trip in 2015.
Democrats running for workplace in congressional races have actually prevented the expression and senior Democrats have actually been motivating the White House to ditch the catch-all motto and focus rather on particular information, like rate caps on prescription drugs, information on task development and joblessness figures.
It appeared Biden took their recommendations.
BIDEN TEASES REPUBLICANS
Biden utilized levity to jab at his Republican challengers.
He welcomed Greene’s donning of a Trump project hat on the House flooring with a face of mock surprise before turning away.