The veneer of bipartisan civility didn’t last long tonight at Joe Biden’s second State of the Union address – – and that looks to alright with the President and Democrats Less than an hour into Biden’s speech before members of the House of Representatives and the Senate it all turned into a screaming match after Biden accused some Republicans of wanting “Medicare and Social Security to sunset” To a cascade of boos, the Democrat added, ”I’m not saying it’s a majority …anybody who doubts it, contact my office, I’ll give you a copy of the proposal.” At that point, with Rep.
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) screaming “liar” at the President from the rear of the chamber, the annual remarks from the Chief Executive appeared to devolve into chaos and insults, once again. “I’m politely not naming them, but it is being proposed by some of you,” the combative Biden added as a stern-faced Vice President Kamala Harris and GOP Speaker Kevin McCarthy sat behind him.
However, with the Republicans outburst, Biden was also once again blessed by his enemies. With reports that Speaker McCarthy, who needed 15 ballots in the House to clinched his job amidst a wafer thin GOP majority, had chastised his fellow Republicans to be on their best behavior tonight, the yelling and taunts allowed Biden to turn the exchange to his advantage.
The affront to POTUS put the GOP’s unspoken aims into the televised spotlight with millions of Americans tuning in on cable and broadcast TV, and online.
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