in the cnn newsroom. i m 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 trump s 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 they re urging president biden does show the nation the fiery president. they say, they see behind closed doors. cnn s white house correspondent arlette saenz is joining us right now. she s 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
tanden. she is the domestic policy adviser to president biden. let me ask you that. this is the president s final state of the union speech before this upcoming election. what are we going to see tonight? well, i think you re going to see the president in fighting form. i m talking about what he s accomplished for the american people, what he s delivered on lower cost prescription drugs, millions of jobs, more people covered by health insurance than any time in american history. but he s also going to lay out his agenda for the future. whole host of issues. and really fundamentally lay out the stakes what he s fighting for, and what other people may be fighting for and why his his his agenda is the one that really serves the american people and neera i mean one issue that s on a lot of americans minds is inflation. it has cooled. i mean, the data shows that it s clear, but it continues to be a thorn in the side for many americans, i m sure you ve seen people putting on soc