Biden Blends State of the Union With Campaign Speech: 5 Takeaways

The president attacked his predecessor more than a dozen times.

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington on March 7, 2024. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

With multiple factors weighing against his chances in the 2024 election, President Joe Biden faced a deeply divided Congress on March 7 to deliver a fiery State of the Union address, blaming President Donald Trump and Republicans for the array of crises facing the nation and highlighting his record since taking office.

In the roughly hour-long primetime speech, President Biden touched upon key issues animating the election campaign: the crisis on the southern border, sticky inflation, wars in Ukraine and the Middle east, and access to abortion.