The president got right into the issues at the top of Democrats’ agenda: Ukraine, democracy, reproductive rights and the threat of former President Donald Trump, whom he only referred to as “his predecessor.”
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., will deliver the Republican response to Biden’s remarks after he wraps up his speech, highlighting conservative priorities during a close election year.
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