What will be the key themes of Biden’s speech?
Biden, a moderate politician without much oratorical flair, does not, however, intend to change his method. Therefore, it is to be expected that he will present himself, once again, as “an incredibly optimistic president,” his spokeswoman, Karine Jean-Pierre, anticipated on Monday.
The democrat repeats on each occasion that “nothing can resist” the first world power, despite the growing international challenges.
As the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches, Biden will likely not hesitate to praise his leading role in the Western response to Russia and, more broadly, his vision as “leader of the free world” in the face of autocracies.
In particular against China, which the United States accuses of have sent a spy balloon over its territory, finally shot down on Saturday.
Beyond the economy and geopolitics, Biden will also seek, as usual, to cover a wide range of topics.
The White House guest list, released Tuesday, gives an idea. For example, the parents of Tire Nichols, a young black victim of police violence in Memphis, the Ukrainian ambassador, the singer and activist Bono, people who have overcome cancer, a lesbian couple, the father of a victim of a fentanyl overdose.
But also one of those “heroes” America likes to celebrate, Brandon Tsay, who disarmed the perpetrator of a deadly shooting that hit the Asian community in California. And a Texas woman who nearly died of a miscarriage after doctors refused to treat her for fear of violating a law restricting abortion.
