5 key moments from State of the Union address: ‘History is watching’ says Joe Biden | 2024 speech

Joe Biden delivered a fiery State of the Union address on Thursday night as he drew battle lines with Donald Trump ahead of November’s presidential election.
The US president, 81, defended himself against accusations he is too old, took on Republican hecklers and criticised Israel for refusing to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Here are the five key moments from his speech.
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[@facehugger3]

"We choose truth over facts!"

[@facehugger3]

" 2 words. Made in America! "

[@b2617]

Lmao 😂

[@sowianskiwojownik5973]

"America is a nation that can be defined in a single word; I was in the foothills in the Himalayas with Xi Jinping, travelling with him for 17,000 miles as Vice President, I don't know that for a fact."

[@amazingautumn12]

And once again, Kamala is sitting with her nervous smile while he was talking about illegal aliens killing American citizens. She's despicable

[@facehugger3]

" is a 3 letter word , JOBS . J-O-B-S . JOBS "

[@maraplantrees4543]

MTG is so vulgar!

[@brianmclaughlin4419]

This is not a Time for False Manners, our Country is being Eaten by Hyenas; the Solution involves Much more than Vulgarities, to be certain. But it's a Step in the Right Direction.

[@adamhodgson4185]

lincoln … riley

[@facehugger3]

" End of quote repeat the line "

[@beng3551]

Actually quite impressed by this speech, shamed reading some of the comments as a citizen of the U.S., as if some people write without having watched or listened

[@shadowpawn]

GOP people know their guy would not be able to pull off a focused speech. trump rallies are just flavor hate of the moment talking at people.

[@suburbanyobbo9412]

@@shadowpawnReading your comment supports the findings that Democrats have a lower average IQ than Republicans.

[@SopwithTheCamel]

The lack of views is a measure of how far down the plug hole the telegraph has gone.

[@riccccccardo]

Or how much the world hates him?

[@jacford]

The democracy that Mr. Biden is talking about is not, of course, to finance the wars of others, but rather to solve political problems in a democratic political manner and not to wage wars. We are on the verge of a nuclear war, and peace is the hope of salvation

[@christelfleischer243]

Ich spreche leider kein Englisch,aber Stimmung klingt guuut.❤🎉😅

[@AlexAnder-384]

I wish the old man well

[@thomasecosse]

Biden might have had a slip of the tongue, but his recovery was fast and sharp!

[@DingleDangle66]

He has dementia.

[@brianmclaughlin4419]

What a Man of Destiny he is !! Dripping with Sarcasm.

[@BlackPrince-rf8tr]

Plus 10%

[@SvendleBerries]

Hes dripping with something alright...

[@denisra1496]

What is he on

[@connorlynch1992]

like hitler was

[@tiboregoldberger6817]

Democrats Party Millionaire billionaires Olegars Network television industry Hollywood movie industry Fashion industry Music industry Sport industry Banking industry Military industry Millionaire billionaires Olegars Democratic Party Members warmonger Cult Democratic 0:50

[@stevegarcia2962]

Geriatric was drugged up to seem coherant

[@BlueTaurianBull]

Republicans - Help BIDEN to fight dictators ...

[@ivanminayev2044]

joe burden is the dictator. FJB and KJB

[@2paulcoyle]

Old man yells at clouds.

[@TJ-015]

😂

[@joekeyes2534]

He won't bow down, but he will fall over.

[@fightfish3265]

....and off bikes... .... and up stairs... .... and off stages....

[@LukVik]

At least he will not poop 💩 in his pants like Trump 😂😂😂!!!

[@tonywatson1412]

Americans will applaud anything 😢

[@TheAntsh]

I think applaud breaks were deliberately directed by Dems to fill the time. Without those Biden didn't have enough material or mental capacity for entire hour.

[@MC-el2us]

He did well

[@ivanminayev2044]

name one way he did well

[@Eagle6Airsoft]

Who was that disrespectful woman in the red hat. I thought they had a saying in america to respect the office not the man.

[@daveoc1010]

A patriot

[@yorktown7395]

@@daveoc1010who’s an oatriot Dave?

[@daveoc1010]

@@yorktown7395 that person wearing the red hat

[@cherryy7609]

@@daveoc1010so what is an oatriot? Can I find one in the cereal aisle?

[@imikimi06]

Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene The first lines of the Wikipedia page, supported by evidence in the footnotes, describe her well. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Taylor_Greene

[@CarlosMartinez-yz1jc]

Lip service.,.

[@JupiterThunder]

The corpse has spoken.

[@fg146]

My how far we've fallen...

[@LukVik]

He is old but he has more common sense than a lot of young people!!!

[@BlackPrince-rf8tr]

Huh! he and son Hunter are full of drugs, he can hardly walk and talk to reporters and shakes hands with no one! Open borders and he is saying sorry! for the deaths HUH! cause a issue and have no fix.But mate it's much too late too late the damage is done.

[@ivanminayev2044]

smd biden payroll bot

[@SvendleBerries]

He doesnt write his own speeches, and Biden never follows through with anything he promises. Except when it comes to sending hundreds of billions of our tax dollars overseas never to be seen again. THAT he _always_ comes through on. Now if only he could be that helpful to the people he swore an oath to serve...

[@LukVik]

@@dolcof Who cares 🤷🤷‍♂️ about the stock market 📉????

[@stevegarcia2962]

Many would disagree

[@richardmarsden5610]

"He doesn't care... he lives in an alternative reality." (Victor Davis Hanson)

[@MilesBellas]

Moscow?!

[@user-mz6tn1gy1z]

😂❤

[@Nelvis02]

RIP OLD MAN 🤮🤮🤮

[@janan1105]

Why does he sound so angry

[@BlackPrince-rf8tr]

He is constipated and is trying to put more crap on the ordinary hard working American.

[@SvendleBerries]

He was pumped full of drugs so that he would be somewhat coherent for the speech. Its why he was so late lol

[@gerrardtin3208]

And he couldn't give evidence?

[@shuttlespace04]

Biden 2024🎉❤🇺🇸

[@daveoc1010]

TRUMP 2024 💝🎉🇺🇸🇪🇺❤️❤️

[@lapun47]

Biden 2024?? He looks old, but is he really that old?

[@ivanminayev2044]

smd payroll biden bot

[@deannatucker2302]

Yesss👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@peatmoss4415]

The telegraph is obsolete technology ......

[@bradfordzone5187]

Thanks for calling by - Clearly not obsolete

[@dmitrysparkle2100]

Lincoln Riley...

[@ggg-cf9zl]

it was a really great speech of the president of the US!

[@James_Hello]

Border Patrol Union "The most arrogant, self-absorbed, clueless and angry loser ever. Never held a real job. Lifetime political hack." "Joe Biden is the epitome of what so many Americsns despise about Politicians"

[@polkadolt]

Claptrap

[@MC-el2us]

Cry more

[@polkadolt]

@@MC-el2usokey dokes 👍

[@richardmarsden5610]

$1 Trillion debt added every 3 months, but somehow he got the U.S. govt spending deficit down by $1 Trillion. So basically he is saying he was over spending by $5 Trillion but now it is just $4 Trillion every year of his tenure.

[@felixarbable]

😂 America is the reserve currency for the world it really doesn't matter how much debt it's in.

[@samfisher7953]

Stop bringing up Putin who's nothing to do with America.

[@easenst1978]

Putin now against freedom, and what is the west stand for? Without freedom is like without oxygen, see Hong Kong.

[@yorktown7395]

Biden can ‘bring up’ anybody he likes, including the illegitimate dwarf who runs that corrupt central Asian gas station called Russia

[@cherryy7609]

Putin is obsessed with the USA, which he blames for Russia’s diminished place in the world. Putin invests heavily in information warfare to divide Americans and promote extremism across the country.

[@LukVik]

Exactly, Putin is insignificant 😂😂😂!!!

[@RedDorito1]

Putin is still putting Europe at risk

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

It really got to me when Biden said "I used to buy a chocolate bar for a nickel!" Then exclaimed,"My depends are full!" Fiery speech,indeed

[@ryanthompson1981]

His knees can't bend, too old.

[@user-sg4ei3vv2t]

JOHN 14 "I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE NO MAN COMES TO THE FATHER BUT THROUGH ME"

[@coachking5208]

Amen Amen.

[@riccccccardo]

This man is gonna be voted out not a mater of if but when he’s right he is on the wrong side of history.

[@riad3498]

He watching puttin watch your country it gone to the dogs 🐕

[@richardmarsden5610]

It's like they inject him with evil serum for their very special events.

[@johnearnshaw5036]

A crazy crazy man.

[@LukVik]

Define crazy 🤔!!!

[@johnearnshaw5036]

@@LukVik oblivious to reality.

[@dylangibson2403]

@@johnearnshaw5036 Trump must be a crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy man

[@LukVik]

I don’t think Biden is oblivious to reality, he is a very typical American 🇺🇸 president: blind support to Israel, always thinking that the Americans are the good guys in any conflict they get involved, abandoning their allies when they most need, etc …

[@rolandfry5688]

Book his bed in a care home in November

[@srijanshashwat2434]

We will not 'bow down', we will biden

[@polkadolt]

History is lidderly watchin

[@realmmarque6906]

Cringe,cringe,cringe..

[@MC-el2us]

Cry more

[@facehugger3]

" “America is a nation that can be defined in a single word: Asufutimaehaehfutbw." was the best .

[@norestforthewicked2193]

Poor man 😢 so sad

[@riad3498]

America is the worst country i have ever seen in my life

[@dinnerwaltz]

Only if Trump is elected will there be a good show. Biden is boring.

[@roccoduffy7024]

Satan

[@megatronman863]

Great Speech 💥

[@coachking5208]

😂😂😂

[@lw1zfog]

🥴🤦🏽‍♂️🤡

[@stevegarcia2962]

Trash

[@tramer76]

Great speech and a cringe terrible rebuttal from Kooky Katie Britt. A very bad night for Orange Jesus I'd say.

[@fightfish3265]

Yea.... sure. This turd sure does have everything under control..... 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂

[@brianmclaughlin4419]

Certain Species of SapSuckers Suck this Rare Nectar down readily, and Flap their Happy little Wings; as the nourishment reaches their Tiny, Tiny Brains the size of a Fingernail.

[@BlackPrince-rf8tr]

Mmmm Bidens speech is all piss and wind with no real sustenance and no future hope for the real American people.