USA: President Joe Biden delivered a fiery State of the Union address on Thursday, taking repeated swipes at
Donald Trump and covering the broad themes of his re-election campaign.Mr Biden used the term “my predecessor” to refer to Mr Trump 13 times in a speech that lasted more than an hour.
He accused his likely election opponent of “bowing down” to Russia and criticised him over the Capitol riot.
Mr Biden also covered immigration, abortion, the economy and Gaza.
The atmosphere in the House chamber was raucous at times, with loud cheering from Democrats and heckling from some Republicans.
It was a spectacle more typical of a political convention than a State of the Union address – a constitutionally mandated report that is usually heavy on pageantry and policy.
But this is an election year and the stakes for Mr Biden were high. He was feisty and confrontational as he sought to draw the battle lines for his nascent campaign.
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