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The US election is likely to once again be a duel between Biden and Trump.
The President addresses the nation with a speech.
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President Joe Biden addresses the population before the 2024 US election
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In the news ticker we provide information about Biden's State of the Union speech in Washington
.
Update from March 7th, 4:00 a.m.:
In his state of the nation speech to both chambers of parliament, US President Joe Biden condemned statements made by his predecessor Donald Trump about the NATO defense alliance.
These are “dangerous and unacceptable,” he warned.
The 77-year-old recently made it clear during a campaign appearance that he would not provide American support to NATO allies with low defense spending in the event of a Russian attack.
“We have to stand up to Putin,” said Biden.
The USA has been considered Kiev's most important ally in the past two years since the start of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
The US government supplied Ukraine with massive amounts of weapons and ammunition.
However, there has been no supply from the USA for quite some time.
The background is a domestic political blockade in the US Congress, where Republicans have so far refused further aid to Kiev.
Joe Biden, President of the United States, delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol.
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Biden on health policy
Update from March 7th, 9:55 p.m.:
A fact sheet from the White House has revealed the first possible topic in Joe Biden's State of the Union address.
Biden plans to highlight an initiative to reduce drug prices in his speech.
He also wants to propose expanding access to Obamacare health insurance,
CNN
reported .
The US population is struggling with extremely high drug prices, a circumstance that Biden is addressing with measures to reduce costs, which he emphasized several times during his election campaign.
The so-called “Inflation Reduction Act”, which the Democrats in the US Congress passed in 2022, was intended to reduce drug prices specifically for seniors.
This would allow the health insurance company Medicare to negotiate drug prices with manufacturers.
The first round of negotiations on this is already underway, according to
CNN
.
Biden gives State of the Union address in the middle of the election campaign against Donald Trump
First reported:
Washington, DC.
– In the midst of the US election campaign, President Joe Biden will give the traditional State of the Union address to Congress in Washington on Thursday evening (March 7th, 9:00 p.m. local time/3:00 a.m. CET).
Every year in the “State of the Union” speech, the US presidents inform the Senate and House of Representatives about their priorities and plans.
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Biden will also use the opportunity to present legislative initiatives.
This time, the 81-year-old US President's prime-time appearance will probably also be about countering the widespread criticism that he is too old and not dynamic enough for a second term in office.
One is, the other wants to become US President against: Joe Biden and Donald Trump © dpa
In his speech, Biden will probably appeal to the opposition Republicans to finally give up their blockade of new billions in aid for Kiev in the Ukraine war and an agreement on immigration policy.
Biden is expected to be challenged in the election on November 5th by his predecessor Donald Trump, who has virtually secured a renewed presidential candidacy after the recent Republican primaries for the 2024 US election.
Trump is ready to debate Biden “anytime, anywhere.”
Meanwhile, Biden's predecessor Donald Trump says he is ready to debate his opponent "anytime, anywhere."
“It is important for the well-being of our country that Joe Biden and I discuss issues that are critical to the United States and the American people,” Trump said on Wednesday (March 6) in the online service he founded,
Truth Social.
“That’s why I call for debates to be held, anytime and anywhere,” emphasized Trump, who had always avoided discussions with his competitors in the race for the Republican nomination.
After his overwhelming victory in the Super Tuesday primaries, Trump has virtually secured the Republican presidential nomination again.
However, according to surveys, the prospect of a repeat of the 2020 duel does not spark much enthusiasm among US voters - which is, among other things, because the incumbent President Biden is 81 and former President Trump is 77 years old.
“Biden is too old and Trump is a little too crazy,” said voter John Campbell in Quincy, Massachusetts, to the
AFP
news agency .
According to polls, despite his scandal-filled presidency from 2017 to 2021, the storming of the Capitol by hundreds of his supporters on January 6, 2021 and the four criminal indictments against him, Trump has a good chance of defeating Biden in November.
(speaking with agency material)