WASHINGTON. The President made a call for unity in his address to the nation Joe Bidenasking Republicans to help him “finish the job” of restoring the economy and the prestige of American democracy.

In his second address to the nation on Tuesday evening, the US president called for immediate action on police reform, gun control laws and the climate crisis.

Speaking to the full congressional staff, Biden insisted that the country was stronger and more stable than when he took office two years ago. The President said his policy initiatives have enabled the US to emerge from the pandemic health crisis, boosted employment, and protected democracy from domestic and foreign machinations.

However, to ensure further progress, Biden stressed, the support of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives is needed. However, the opposition has been open about its intention to block Biden’s legislative agenda and ensure the Democrats’ defeat in the 2024 presidential election.

“To my Republican friends, I want to say that if we worked together in the last legislative session, then there is no reason why we cannot work together again in this one,” Biden said in his 72-minute speech, which he opened with a congratulatory . Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. “I don’t want to ruin your reputation, but I’d like to work together,” the president said playfully, drawing laughter from the audience.

The US President in his speech called on the opposition to help him restore the prestige of American democracy.

Biden touted his legislative initiatives over the past two years, in which Democrats have retained control of both houses of the legislature, highlighting the passage of health care reform and the climate package, as well as a major transportation infrastructure upgrade program and large investments. in the semiconductor sector. “The work is back. Pride is here again thanks to our choices over the past two years,” Biden said.

The 80-year-old president’s combative appearance from the floor of Congress received praise from his fellow Democrats. Democratic lawmakers stood up and gave the president a round of applause as he accused his predecessor, Donald Trump, of refusing to admit defeat.

“What night!” Biden tweeted after the speech ended and in another message shared a video calling on Congress to help him “finish his job” to reunite American society and strengthen the economy.

However, at the same time, Biden criticized the economic policies of his opponents and their attempt to nullify important initiatives of his presidency. “Do not laugh: if you try to raise the price of medicines, I will veto,” the president said.

Using populist language, the president asked Congress to “reward work, not wealth” by passing the Billionaire Tax Act.

police brutality

Among those invited by the White House to address the nation were the parents of Tyree Nichols, 29, who died after being beaten by police in Memphis, Tennessee. Any attempt by Democrats to curb police brutality is met with resistance from Republicans in Congress. In his speech, Biden expressed admiration for the dignity of Tyree’s mother, Rawwon Wells, who expressed confidence after the incident that “something good will come out of this story.” Biden, 80, despite being elected to the Senate in the 1980s thanks to the support of southern politicians, has repeatedly said that as a white man he enjoys greater privileges than his African-American fellow citizens. “Imagine that you have to worry about whether your son or daughter will return home safely after a walk in the park. “I never had to explain to my kids — Beau, Hunter and Ashley — what so many black and Hispanic families have to teach their kids: how to be careful not to be targeted by the police,” Biden said.

Pictures with white balloons, insults, but also fiery kisses

Determined to steal the show from the American president, Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green appeared in Congress, walking through the corridors of the building shortly before Biden’s speech, holding a white balloon in her hand as a commentary on the Chinese spy balloon case. government. “It’s an innocent white ball,” joked an extremist politician elected in Georgia, trying to keep the topic fresh.

However, she avoided mentioning the discovery that three similar Chinese balloons entered US airspace during Donald Trump’s presidency, only to prevent the administration at the time from detecting them. Throughout the president’s speech, she stood up and shouted “liar!” to him. When he spoke about the opioid crisis, Taylor Green jumped up from her seat and said, “It was your fault!” However, the deputy was not without negative comments from her political opponents and journalists, who said that she was dressed as Cruella de Vil, the vicious persecutor of 101 Dalmatian dogs.
Trump’s video response

In a video response to the American president, his predecessor and would-be successor, Donald Trump, accused him of being responsible for the millions of illegal immigrants “invading our southern border and for a 21-month-consecutive collapse in real wages.” “The good news is that we will reverse every one of the crises, threats and disasters that Joe Biden has created,” Trump promised. “I’m running to stop the destruction of the country and complete the mission I started to make America great again.”

Two interesting moments monopolized the interest of the American media after Biden’s speech. The first was an angry exchange between two Republicans, Utah senator Mitt Romney, and George Santos, a New York congressman who is accused of being elected because of outright lies about his resume. “You shouldn’t be here,” the first said with obvious indignation to the second, who turned awkwardly to him. The hostile meeting stood out against the background of a series of friendly discussions and warm handshakes.

However, what really sparked questions and conspiracy theories was the fiery kiss between US First Lady Jill Biden and Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff. “Jill Biden just kissed Kamala Harris’ husband on the lips?” there was a question that accompanied the video that went viral. “This is fine?” many Twitter users wondered, while Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. retweeted the kiss with a brief comment: “Weird.”