In the cnn newsroom. Im wolf blitzer in washington. Tonight, President Biden will deliver his state of the Union Address, making his case for a second term. It could be the most consequential speech of his presidency. The president is expected to draw a stark contrast between his vision for the country and Donald Trumps message of revenge and retribution. But the speech comes as President Biden trails as gop rival in nearly every recent poll with many pointed to concerns over his age and Mental Fitness. And that as Top Democrats speculating that the American People might be less concerned with what he said does that how we says it . And theyre urging President Biden does show the nation the fiery president. They say, they see Behind Closed Doors. Cnns White House Correspondent Arlette Saenz is joining us right now. Shes out there on the north lawn of the white house. Arlette, how does the president plan to get his message across to voters and tens of millions of people will be watching
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Speaker emerita and democratic congresswoman from california, nancy pelosi. Speaker pelosi, thank you so much for joining us. We appreciate it. So i have to say this was this may have been the highest stakes speech of President Bidens long career in politics. It may have been the highest stakes state of the Union Address that ive ever seen. I think he met the moment. Oh, i think he did definitely. Actually, i should quote him and just say, maybe i should go home right now because i think what he did was spectacular. He did it with vigor. He did it with vision, with patriotism. And i think it was one of the finest state of the Union Addresses i have seen. And ive seen many. So obviously a lot of republicans are critical of it. One of the things that theyre criticizing it for is for being political. And it was a very political state of the Union Address. Well, it had some political aspects to it, mostly generated by the audience saying four more years, but the perhaps amnesia has set in
Is there water in this thing when your family to the financial future im evan perez at the federal court in washington, and this is cnn President Biden fires up the base in a politicized state of the Union Address. But will it be enough to rally . The nikki haley voters who are now up for grabs. And beating expectations. The new february jobs report showing a much higher jump than expected ill speak to the Labor Secretary about that in just a few moments. And later, a tire comes off, comes flying off. A United Airlines flight during takeoff damaging cars in the Airport Parking lot hello. Im wolf blitzer in washington. And youre in the cnn newsroom President Biden is taking a victory lap after his fiery state of the Union Address a cnn poll finding more than 6. 10 viewers had a positive reaction to the speech last night. Over the course of 66 minutes, the president sought to assuage concerns about his age and contrast his vision for america with Donald Trumps Maga Movement President Bid
Responding that trump is quote, thirsty for attention. And the agonizing choice to leave your home state to terminate a wanted pregnancy. A mother put in that position because of texas so this Abortion Laws will be in the first ladys box at the state of the Union Tonight, but first, kate cox is my guest here this hour. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and Inside Politics first every moment matters, every word, every step, every pause, every reaction for an 81 yearold president who wants four more years in the oval office. It all matters big time. And Joe Biden May never have had a moment like this before and may not again in the next several months, at least. Tonights State Of The Union is likely the largest audience the president will have between now and the voter. When the voters go to the polls in november, Cnns Kevin Liptak is covering all of the preparations from the white house whats kevin . I want to start with some new reporting on a very thorny Foreign Policy issue.