President Biden touts growing economy, shows support for people of Ukraine | USA TODAY

President Biden focuses on Ukraine, economy in State of Union and says we will 'be okay'

The president's State of the Union address spanned everything from the economy to prescription drug prices, but the Ukraine invasion took center stage.

With his Build Back Better social-spending agenda stalled in Congress, the White House hoped to use the primetime speech to introduce his historic Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, and jump-start his domestic agenda.

But then Russia President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. With Russian troops bearing down on Ukraine's capital amid a rising death toll, Biden led his speech with the escalating conflict in Eastern Europe, hailing the unified response by the U.S. and its Western allies.

“In the battle between democracies and autocracies, democracies are rising to the moment," Biden said. "Putin may circle Kyiv with tanks, but he'll never gain the hearts and souls of the Ukrainian people. He'll never extinguish their love of freedom."

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[richhoyle]

Nothing in his plan would actually make living cheaper for Americans. And id say we’re still recovering not growing and that was an abyssmal speech

[exiagt]

Make living affordable? With how he has raised the prices on gas I’m living paycheck to paycheck. Wasn’t like this before he was elected.

[jasperdullano]

39 comments yet you guys are only showing 10. Thanks for the censorship

[Boxagami]

Let's reinstate the draft and go to war with Russia and I will grab the popcorn.

[elizabeth-htno]

Only thing Americans need saving from is The Obiden administration.

[gemthetics]

"Call on the Lord in the day of trouble,
and He will deliver you "
          - Psalm  50: 15

[ericlee]

Give him his pacifier and gerber. He needs to go nite nite

[chihuahua-nckjrmj]

Если предположть что СССР проиграла США "холодную войну" что обычно делают с проигравшим? Проведите аналогию с Германией и Японией.

[darlenethomsen-schwirian]

Only here to check out the number of likes. 27 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[starfishcoffee]

🇺🇸 💙❤️💙💛💙 🇺🇦Love to the people of Ukraine from an American!

[Gm]

(USA and NATO)Only pigs come as a herd! (Lion always comes alone. Long live Russia)

[bobbyt]

Growing economy? Who’s economy? Kamala Harris even said that “You people voted for this and you got what you asked for”… our economy for the first time in American history is comparable to African countries.

[foreverfaith]

Dear God, please watch over the Audits, let the truth come out, and justice prevail, in Jesus' name!

[lisatandy]

I think he showed support for the people of Iran....not sure about Ukraine LOL

[Foomergeen]

Екі əйелді екі жағына алып алып мықты Байден ата мықты 😆👍👍👍👍👍👍 алға Баке

[AlAndalusiIbnRagnar]

He actually needs to cut taxes,
Also cut other things the U.S spends money on. Especially giving Ukraine 350 million dollars of weapons and giving millions to israel every year. Cut all that forign aid and military spending, and many other programs

[АртемМаксименко-пн]

Now the Russians want to launch missile strikes on Ukrainian nuclear power plants, they do not understand that this could lead to catastrophic consequences in Europe and the world, we beg everyone, help before it's too late