Joe Biden’s First State Of The Union Snares 32M Viewers; Fox News Tops Night Among Cablers & Broadcasters

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In his successful 2020 White House bid, candidate Joe Biden campaigned as a unifier trying to save the soul of America. Last night, in his first State of the Union address, the 46th President of the United States doubled down on that unity theme.Speaking for just over an hour (though it felt like longer) before mainly unmasked members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, Vice-President Kamala Harris and distinguished guests, Biden centered on challenges both foreign and domestic.

While the speech lacked the Aaron Sorkin moment that many pundits not so secretly hope for, it was certainly full of drama and some surprises for a nation exhausted and ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic.“My report is this: the state of the union is strong because you, the American people, are strong,” the poll challenged POTUS proclaimed as he found constant bipartisan ground on the battle against Russian’s invasion of Ukraine as well as tax reform, police funding and fighting the opioid epidemic. “We are stronger today than we were a year ago,” Biden continued amidst several standing ovations and at least two jeers from Rep.

Lauren Boebart (R-Colo). “And we’ll be stronger a year from now than we are today.”Certainly, with inflation and oil prices rising plus Vladimir Putin’s stymied but still strong forces pounding and advancing on Ukrainian cities and a Biden-led coalition pulling the plug on Russia economically via ever increasing sanctions, there was a lot more apparent interest in POTUS’ stint before Congress this year than in 2021.And that’s increased interest was certainly reflected in last night’s viewership.Among the broadcasters and cable newsers,, Biden’s inaugural SOTU drew just over 32.3 million viewers.That result comes