![]() “American roads, American bridges, and American highways will be made with American products,” It’s the first time AP has done it in seven year The Senate Press Photographers Association rotates which organization gets the honors. The photojournalist doing it must walk backward as the president walks forward, shaking hands and waving, to his place on the rostrum in the House.įor this year’s State of the Union, that journalist is AP’s Jacquelyn Martin. It’s not easy to capture the president entering the House chamber for the big speech. He was talking in the State of the Union address about working with China in an effort to advance American interests.īut make no mistake, he said, “as we made clear last week, if China’s threatens our sovereignty, we will act to protect our country. ![]() President Joe Biden made a blink-and-you-might-miss-it reference to the suspected Chinese spy balloon that U.S. 6, 2021, and the midterm losses last November by some candidates who spread election lies. President Joe Biden, alluding to the Capitol riot on Jan. Today, though bruised, our democracy remains unbowed and unbroken” “Two years ago, our democracy faced its greatest threat since the Civil War. Those are programs for mostly older Americans.Īnd she yelled “China is spying on us,” as Biden said the United States was willing to take action in the aftermath of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that had drifted through American airspace. The Georgia Republican jumped to her feet, pointed a finger and shouted down Biden on Tuesday night when the president said Republicans wanted to cut Medicare and Social Security as part of budget talks. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who made waves for shouting during President Joe Biden’s State to the Union last year, was back at again. She also noted that, at age 40, she was half Biden’s age. “Democrats want to rule us with more government control,” Sanders said. Sanders told her audience that Biden and the Democratic Party, “failed you. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she didn’t believe “much of anything” she heard from President Joe Biden and suggested he was unfit for the office he holds.Ī onetime press secretary for President Donald Trump, Sanders was elected in November to the job that her father, Mike Huckabee, once held. ![]() Giving the Republican response to the State of the Union, Arkansas Gov. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gaveled the House to adjourn the moment the president walked out of the chamber. “I’m going to get in trouble,” Biden said. The House chamber started to clear out, but not Biden - not yet, at least. He took selfies, shook hands and basked in the moment on the House floor.ĭemocratic Rep. President Joe Biden spoke for 73 minutes during his State of the Union address in the House chamber.īut he’s also a creature of the Senate, where he served for decades, and Capitol Hill.Īnd so the president lingered for 20 minutes more after he had finished speaking in prime time to a national audience.
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