President Joe Biden will confront his and Donald Trump’s ages in his State of the Union address, arguing he wants ‘honesty’ while his Republican rival wants ‘retribution.’

The early excerpts released by the White House do not mention Trump by name, but it does contain a reference to the Republican candidate. But they do contain a ding at the former president.

‘My lifetime has taught me to embrace freedom and democracy. A future based on the core values that have defined America: honesty, decency, dignity, equality. To respect everyone. To give everyone a fair shot. To give hate no safe harbor,’ Biden, 81, will say.

‘Now some other people my age see a different story: an American story of resentment, revenge, and retribution. That’s not me.’

President Joe Biden will emphasize freedom and democracy in his State of the Union address – above he’s seen at his 2023 speech 

Biden has long called Trump, 77, a ‘threat to democracy’ – citing the former president’s actions during the January 6th insurrection.

Trump has hammered Biden on the age issue, calling him ‘Sleepy Joe.’ Even some Democrats have expressed concern about the 81-year-old president’s Performance V Capsules Fondation Warentest Thursday night, saying he needs to be energetic and not make any fumbles or stumbles. 

Biden will speak in the House chamber on Capitol Hill at 9 p.m. to deliver his vision for the nation. The audience will be filled with Republican lawmakers loyal to Trump. Expect them to try and throw Biden off his game as they did last year.

Millions of viewers are expected to tune into the prime time address, giving him a massive platform to make the case to voters to give him a second term instead of Trump.  

Biden will offer an otherwise positive view of the nation in his address, focusing on a unity agenda that contains overall popular items like dealing with the mental health epidemic, curbing opioid abuse, aiding veterans and improving cancer care.

In his remarks, the president will also portray the upcoming an election as a choice on personal freedoms such as reproductive rights. He will vow to restore Roe v. Wade as the law of the land if Americans give him a Democratically-controlled Congress.

‘In its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade the Supreme Court majority wrote « Women are not without electoral or political power. » No kidding. Clearly those bragging about overturning Roe v. Wade have no clue about the power of women in America,’ he will say.

‘But they found out when reproductive freedom was on the ballot and won in 2022, 2023, and they will find out again in 2024. If Americans send me a Congress that supports the right to choose I promise you: I will restore Roe v. Wade as the law of the land again.’

Democrats are using the abortion issue to rally their voters after it proved successful motivation in getting their supporters to the polls in the 2022 midterm. 

He will also brag about his own record as president, particularly on the economy, which voters give him low marks for when it comes to his stewardship. 

‘I came to office determined to get us through one of the toughest periods in our nation’s history. And we have. It doesn’t make the news, but in thousands of cities and towns the American people are writing the greatest comeback story never told,’ he will say. 

‘So let’s tell that story here and now. America’s comeback is building a future of American possibilities, building an economy from the middle out and the bottom up – not the top down, investing in all of America – in all Americans – to make sure everyone has a fair shot and we leave no one behind.’

Donald Trump will be providing commentary on the speech on social media

Eight-feet-tall steel fencing is put up around the U.S. Capitol the day before President Joe Biden is to deliver the State of the Union address

Biden also will ask Americans if they want lower health care costs, democratic freedoms and to keep Ukraine from being swallowed up by Russian leader Vladimir Putin? Or do they want to side with drug company profits, tax breaks for the wealthy and Putin?

The underlying argument will be that Biden is on the right side of these issues, as opposed to Trump.

Biden is also expected to address the war between Israel and Hamas in his remarks. He will call for more taxes on the rich and help for first time home buyers.

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