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President Joe Biden laid out his imaginative and prescient for America with an brisk, passionate and forceful imaginative and prescient and crushed considerations about his age.
Biden criticizes Trump on Russia:
What makes our second uncommon is that on the similar time, freedom and democracy are underneath assault each at house and overseas. Overseas, Russia's Putin is on the march, attacking Ukraine and spreading chaos throughout Europe and past. If anybody on this room thinks Putin will cease in Ukraine, I guarantee you, he is not going to.
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However Ukraine can cease Putin if we stand with Ukraine and supply it with the weapons it must defend itself. That is all Ukraine is asking for. They don’t seem to be demanding American troops. In actual fact, there are not any US troops at battle in Ukraine. And I'm dedicated to maintaining it that approach.
However now help to Ukraine is being blocked by those that need us to strip us of our management on the earth. It wasn't way back that Ronald Reagan, a Republican President, thundered, “Mr.” Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” Now, my predecessor, the previous Republican president, says to Putin, “Do no matter you need.” In actual fact, a former American President had stated this whereas paying tribute to a Russian chief. that is outrageous. it's harmful. that is unacceptable.
Those that anticipated a policy-heavy speech received the alternative.
They received a President Biden who was assertive, defiant, and in full management of the State of the Union handle. Biden in contrast himself to Trump whereas speaking about what he has achieved throughout his tenure, and the long run he sees for America.
America's oldest president can also be considered one of its most visionary.
Biden's optimism shone via and he wore his love and satisfaction for his nation on his sleeve.
The speech was a house run, as a result of it gave the impression of a president who deserved to be re-elected.
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