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Former President Donald Trump shared his live‚ play-by-play reactions to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Truth Social Thursday night.   When Biden and his Cabinet arrived at the House of Representatives chamber approximately 20 minutes after the speech’s scheduled start‚ the former president posted‚ “THEY ARE REALLY LATE‚ VERY DISRESPECTFUL TO OUR COUNTRY!”   As Biden began his address by warning about Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s designs on Ukraine‚ Trump said‚ “Putin only invaded Ukraine because he has no respect for Biden. Would have never happened under the Trump administration‚ and for four years‚ it didn’t happen!”  When Biden referenced NATO‚ Trump quickly posted‚ “Under other presidents‚ NATO was BROKE.” He added‚ “NATO only became strong because of ME‚ I got the NATO nations to pay up. They were almost all delinquent. The United States was paying for them all!”   When Biden brought up the Jan. 6‚ 2021 Capitol riot‚ Trump stated‚ “The so-called ‘insurrectionists’ that he talks about had no guns‚ they only had a rigged election.”   Trump observed Biden’s demeanor during the speech‚ saying‚ “The anger and shouting is not helpful to bringing our country back together!”  When Biden mentioned his handling of COVID-19‚ saying‚ “The Pandemic no longer controls our lives. The vaccines that saved us from COVID are now being used to help beat cancer—turning setback into comeback‚” Trump responded‚ “YOU’RE WELCOME‚ JOE. NINE-MONTH APPROVAL TIME VS. 12 YEARS THAT IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN YOU!”  Trump also commented on Biden taking credit for a good economy‚ stating “INFLATION UNDER BIDEN IS KILLING AMERICA.” He then shared a graphic that stated‚ “ALL 50 STATES HAVE SET NEW RECORD HIGH GAS PRICES UNDER BIDEN.”  When Biden held up a Laken Riley pin in remembrance of the young woman recently killed by an illegal immigrant‚ Trump rebutted‚ “His border bill is a disaster. It would let at least 5‚000 [illegal] migrants in a day‚ and that is one of the better aspects of it!”   When Biden talked about school shootings and his plan for gun control‚ the former president went after him again on the border‚ saying‚ “He’s talking about violence‚ but migrant violence is leading to the worst crime wave in history!”   “He wants to take away everyone’s gun‚” Trump added.  Finally‚ when Biden commented on the tragedy of the Hamas attacks on Israel on Oct. 7‚ Trump quickly posted‚ “He’s done nothing for Israel compared to what I have done.”  “It’s only words he speaks‚ not TRUTH!” Trump said.   Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Trump’s Reaction to Biden’s State of the Union: ‘It’s Only Words He Speaks‚ Not TRUTH!’ appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Immediately following President Biden’s State of the Union Address Thursday night‚ CNN’s band of liberal anchors (Jake Tapper‚ Dana Bash‚ and Abby Phillip) praised his attacks on former President Trump‚ his “fight‚” and tried to do damage control for his plethora of senior moments. Tapper made sure to tout how Biden alluded to Trump 13 times (ABC counted 16) during the address. Once he quickly exhausted all the nice things he had to say‚ Tapper awkwardly pivoted to trying to downplay Biden’s bumbling‚ stumbling‚ and disgraceful mispronunciation of Laken Riley’s name (the young college student Biden’s open border policies killed) by calling her “Lincoln”: Um‚ his presentation‚ his enunciation‚ of course‚ is not as clear as it once was a decade or two ago. His mind did seem fairly sharp. He ad-libbed a response to a pretty harsh moment‚ as some heckling about the tragic murder of UGA student Laken Riley‚ he got her name wrong. He called her Lincoln Riley‚ but as a general note‚ he condemned her murder‚ which was something that people were talking about. “You've been to a lot of State of the Union addresses. Do you think that President Biden met the moment?” he asked Bash. Bash quickly proclaimed: “He certainly met the moment that his members of his party‚ those who are really upset and worried about this coming election year and frankly‚ what would happen if he didn't win another time because of their concerns about who's on the other side of the ticket. They wanted him to be a fighter and boy fight did he deliver.”     She also bristled at Biden’s critics. “Now‚ there is some criticism already that we're hearing from some Republicans that it was too political. And the retort already is: Compared to what?” she openly scoffed‚ “I mean‚ you saw Marjorie Taylor Greene sitting there wearing a MAGA hat.” The comment about the MAGA hat was Bash still fuming from before Biden started speaking. When some of her colleagues noted that Congresswoman Greene (R-GA) was wearing the hat‚ she snapped that hats were “not allowed” on the House floor. Phillip was much more shamelessly open with the pleasure she got from watching the address. She loved how Biden “trolled” Republicans and they fell into the “trap” set by the White House: What's so striking to me is that Republicans‚ I think because they their whole thing right now is that Joe Biden is slow‚ that he's too old‚ that he can't do this‚ they walk into this trap every time that the White House sets for them. Their speaker‚ Mike Johnson‚ tried to counsel them not to heckle‚ not to react in this way. And they did it. And it creates an opening‚ an opportunity for Joe Biden to react. He said to them‚ “I know you know how to read.” He had he had a lot of moments where he was kind of trolling them‚ and that worked for him in this speech‚ because that's essentially‚ at the end of the day‚ this was a speech about all the things that presidents make speeches about. But the question before Joe Biden today that he needed to answer the most was‚ how does he present to the American public? Republicans‚ it seemed to me‚ really handed him a golden opportunity on multiple occasions during the speech to do exactly what his aides wanted him to do‚ which was show some fight‚ show his ability to react in the moment. Ignoring Biden’s gross praise for Russian prescription drug prices‚ his attacks on the Supreme Court Justices in front of him‚ his mispronunciation of Riley’s name‚ and the nonsensical rambling‚ Phillips proclaimed there were no “major gaffes.” The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: CNN State of the Union March 7‚ 2024 10:35:43 p.m. Eastern (…) JAKE TAPPER: Um‚ his presentation‚ his enunciation‚ of course‚ is not as clear as it once was a decade or two ago. His mind did seem fairly sharp. He ad-libbed a response to a pretty harsh moment‚ as some heckling about the tragic murder of UGA student Laken Riley‚ he got her name wrong. He called her Lincoln Riley‚ but as a general note‚ he condemned her murder‚ which was something that people were talking about. Dana bash‚ what did you think? You've been to a lot of State of the Union addresses. Do you think that President Biden met the moment? DANA BASH: He certainly met the moment that his members of his party‚ those who are really upset and worried about this coming election year and frankly‚ what would happen if he didn't win another time because of their concerns about who's on the other side of the ticket. They wanted him to be a fighter and boy fight did he deliver. Now‚ there is some criticism already that we're hearing from some Republicans that it was too political. And the retort already is: [scoffs] compared to what? I mean‚ you saw Marjorie Taylor Greene sitting there wearing a MAGA hat. (…) 10:37:20 p.m. Eastern ABBY PHILLIP: What's so striking to me is that Republicans‚ I think because they their whole thing right now is that Joe Biden is slow‚ that he's too old‚ that he can't do this‚ they walk into this trap every time that the White House sets for them. Their speaker‚ Mike Johnson‚ tried to counsel them not to heckle‚ not to react in this way. And they did it. And it creates an opening‚ an opportunity for Joe Biden to react. He said to them‚ “I know you know how to read.” He had he had a lot of moments where he was kind of trolling them‚ and that worked for him in this speech‚ because that's essentially‚ at the end of the day‚ this was a speech about all the things that presidents make speeches about. But the question before Joe Biden today that he needed to answer the most was‚ how does he present to the American public? Republicans‚ it seemed to me‚ really handed him a golden opportunity on multiple occasions during the speech to do exactly what his aides wanted him to do‚ which was show some fight‚ show his ability to react in the moment. He likes to ad-lib. It's not always it doesn't always work out well for him. He did it a few times tonight at without any major gaffes‚ and I think that was ultimately the bar that his aides wanted him to clear. (…)

“Keep our glorious Super Earth safe and do your duty by reporting ANY unpatriotic behavior to your nearest democracy officer.” The PA system rings overhead as I’m de-frosted out my pod and brought onto the deck of the SES Shield of Morality. As a competent helldiver for the Super Earth government‚ defending our way of life and the right side of history across the galaxy‚ I can see who is on my ship with no helmet to hide their visage. "Welcome back‚ helldiver. Glad you’re aboard so we can get started‚” chimes Ship Master Skogsberg‚ her clean‚ shaved head accentuating her ethnically ambiguous appearance. But she is there to give me the tactical data on the stratagems I will need for my upcoming mission against the Terminid menace. My pod is locked and loaded. I select my boosters and stratagems‚ and I dive feet first into hell — feet first for managed democracy. Screenshot from Helldivers 2 Fresh off the heels of a week’s worth of “discourse” over Paul Verhoeven’s "Starship Troopers‚" Arrowhead Game Studios has seen unprecedented success with its latest title‚ Helldivers 2. Succeeding its top-down‚ 2015 cooperative shooter‚ the sequel is a third-person‚ objective-based extraction shooter that pits you and your teammates against hordes of ravaging Terminids (think the bugs from "Starship Troopers") and armies of Terminator-like automatons. For the sake of transparency‚ I purchased the game myself. I’ve streamed it multiple times‚ and it’s quite fun. My time in the game as of today.Screenshot from Helldivers 2 The game is clearly an homage to Verhoeven’s "Starship Troopers‚" with the same kind of "would you like to know more?" style of propagandistic footage that you’ll watch when you first load up the game. Much like Verhoeven’s movie‚ it depicts a world of an ultra-militarized‚ “democratic” society that is ethnically diverse with sexually integrated armed forces taking on the bugs as if they just attacked Buenos Aires. The introduction video is hilarious: we’re given a view of a peaceful Super Earth colony — clean streets and safe neighborhoods with patrolling troops — as we witness the only straight‚ white male in this entire universe watching in horror as his black wife and mixed-race child are graphically killed by the Terminid bug menace. My first reaction had me laughing so hard to the point I wish I had recorded it; however‚ if you want to‚ you can relive the radicalization of the one white male of Super Earth time and time again as the video introduction plays every time you load into the game. The homage to Verhoeven’s "Starship Troopers" is felt as soon as you load into the tutorial‚ with its training section giving you no trouble at all and happily subjecting you to death if you fail any of the sections of combat or unsuccessfully dive underneath live-fire gatling turrets. The soundtrack is exemplary‚ and you could easily swap it out with the score Basil Poledouris did for the movie — it would totally fit right in. And just like Isaac Young’s observations on Twitter‚ the game’s attempt at parody falls flat on its face despite the community manager’s attempts to dissuade the gamers from having a positive feeling about the game's aesthetics and fascism. It certainly doesn’t help while talking about the game’s politics that some of the community relations personnel for the game have pronouns in the bio. I am not posting the @ and the obligatory call to not harass these people. "Death of the author" — something much-beloved by the "new left" just a few years ago‚ has been abandoned for the sake of telling the Chuds that they can’t enjoy something because the author’s intent denies them the ability to keep right-wing or conservative-adjacent individuals from enjoying things. My good friend and co-host‚ Gio's Content Corner‚ wrote about this extensively in his post “Bugmen and the Death of Art”: But all in all‚ in conclusion‚ what we can say is that authorial intention is but one interpretive lens among many. And the reason why we must get rid of the thesis of the death of the author is because of the fundamental anxiety in which we live in. That there can be no proliferation of various interpretations or interpretive lenses. They can fall into the hands of “dangerous reactionaries” in the far right‚ and therefore‚ works of art must be guarded and shuttered off at all costs. Lest they fall into the hands of the “wrong side of history”. Even something as powerful and spiritualized to the Millennial as nostalgic itself must be taken into a strange process of what Arthur Chu in the GamerGate days called “mind-killing.” Where all thoughts to the contrary of the social messaging must be set to the flames. Nostalgic itself can only be taken up when it serves present political concerns‚ the impulse itself is dangerous to the current progressive liberal order of things. The online right‚ from its anti-SJW days to its now more openly reactionary appearances‚ hasn’t just gone for the death of the author but the hijack of the author. This isn’t to say that the author is dead or that the "soyelennial bugmen" screaming at me not to appreciate the fascistic garnish of their product aren’t around anymore but rather that in the public image of things‚ they aren’t at the discursive helm anymore. In the same way (for better or for worse) the “Literally Me” genre of films as explored by the Kino Corner has become the core identifying character trait for politically dispossessed white men in America‚ so too have helldivers become “Literally Me” characters — just as Johnny Rico from Verhoeven’s film has become a rallying cry to the right. After all‚ if we’re seeing online communists identify with the bugs of "Starship Troopers‚" then‚ of course‚ the appropriate response would be‚ “The only good bug is a dead bug.” Everyone knows that you’re making fun of fascism‚ and people don’t care. Never point out that helldivers 2 is an obvious critique of fascism's militarist propensity towards an endless list of enemies that need to be defeated to secure the safety of the state‚ worst mistake of my life — (@) America hasn’t come anywhere near fascism‚ and our war with fascism in World War II ensured it wouldn’t come anywhere near American shores. Rather‚ it would become the eternal boogeyman that haunts our dreams and our political life until the Last Judgement. Tessa Kaur‚ writing for TheGamer‚ explains that Helldivers 2 is the “Antifascist Answer to Call of Duty‚” stating: Most satire attempts to be subtle and thought provoking‚ but Starship Troopers the movie doesn’t bother. Its satire is obvious and loud‚ purposefully deconstructing far-right propaganda. It has child soldiers‚ for god’s sake. It’s very clearly anti-fascist. This is important because Helldivers 2 is an unabashed‚ obvious homage to Starship Troopers. They have more or less the same premise‚ with soldiers who fight to spread democracy through violence and bugs that you have to squish. And just like the movie‚ Helldivers 2 is a satire of fascism. You didn’t need to state the obvious — I just don’t care. I can tell it’s satire listening to propaganda about joining the fight with friends‚ using two-man weapons that I can get as stratagems — like recoilless rifles or javelin-like missiles called “spears.” I know‚ just like Verhoeven’s film‚ that the world of Super Earth‚ despite the fascistic trimmings of cool suits and taking on bugs and bots‚ is a world that I would see in any post-gamergate video game setting with progressive representation‚ diversity‚ and cheesy dialogue. However‚ the latter serves the author’s intent in the case of Helldivers 2. The game is‚ as the authors of numerous articles and fans have proudly proclaimed‚ “antifascist.” They’re right. Antifascism is the political theology of modern America and the Western world. Dr. Paul Gottfried details in his 2021 book "Antifascism: A Course of a Crusade": The antifascist state stands in contrast to the fascist one in the understanding of governance. It involves a sprawling administration‚ along with efforts to de-masculinize and de-ethnicize “populations‚” a term favored by the German government offcials of our time who do not want to be associated any longer with a “nation” or “Volk.” The antifascist regime operates with forces dedicated to fighting “hate‚” mass media‚ and public education. The world of Helldivers 2 is an explicitly antifascist one. There is an ambiguous identity to the world‚ wherein the large black man in helldiver armor who stands by the tactical display near the hellpods of my ship has the name “Yu Villa” in the same way the other two ethnically ambiguous women on my ship have the last names Skogsberg and Wirz. The Starfield representation problem strikes again. My character and my friends are fighting for the “right side of history‚” a term often cheered by liberals as they get their victories handed down to them by Supreme Court rulings or by the state forcing them at gunpoint onto the disaffected masses. This extends to the overall Terran Federation as well. We see clean‚ beautiful streets. Life seems good for Rico in his polite high school. This is a far cry from the crime ridden and drug addicted cities we know today. Where are the homeless encampments‚ the ghettos? — (@) Yet‚ the same thing can be said about Super Earth‚ the introduction video shows me clean streets‚ nice suburban neighborhoods‚ and a militarized police presence keeping the world safe. No homeless encampments. No bikes getting stolen. All’s well that ends well. Well‚ save for a Terminid attack on your perfectly progressive‚ interracial marriage. Where Helldivers 2 fails in its efforts to make fun of fascism is that the American regime is closer to resembling the world of Super Earth than anything even resembling the fascist regimes of the 20th century. Helldivers 2 is the logical conclusion to the progressive empire that rules over us now and has become fully automated‚ luxury gay space longhouse. The managed democracy of Super Earth is just like the American managed democracy of today‚ wherein elections are fortified and ethnically motivated political groups can strike down proof of citizenship requirements for voting in swing states like Arizona. \ud83d\udea8BREAKING: Federal Court STRIKES DOWN Arizona over suppression law that required proof of citizenship for voting in violation of federal law.\n\nCongratulations to the ELG team‚ our clients @MiFamiliaVota and @votolatino‚ and the citizens of Arizona! https://t.co/nsXzORvttq — (@) My “ultra-MAGA” behavior can be reported to my “democracy officer” (HR) if someone ever got a hold of my docs and decided to go after me and my employment. And just like the helmeted (but not so silent) protagonists of Super Earth‚ I am called upon to serve and die for some ephemeral cause of freedom and liberty that doesn’t serve my interest on behalf of those who do not look like me. Managed democracy is putting more white people in military recruitment ads because they know white men are walking away; they do not see a regime that benefits them at all. Nothing sweet about liberty when nationalist activists are arrested for simply putting up stickers speaking out against the managed replacement of native Britons. Two years in jail for putting up stickers against mass immigration. \n\nThis is how we live now in England. — (@) Helldivers 2 and its world are a perfect representation of Gottfried’s antifascist state‚ but it also‚ despite its attempts at satirizing fascism‚ reflects more on the current state of America and the West than it realizes‚ intentional or not. Yet despite this‚ there is the gameplay loop and the adventurism of taking on bugs and robots in a space military‚ dropping down like Halo’s equivalent Orbital Drop Shock Troopers while chatting with my friends over Discord about what loadouts we will need to not only kill the bile titan but also get all the optional objectives needed for a glorious victory. The average right-wing Twitter user playing this game has hijacked the author. The game is now about conquering and human supremacy in a world that was clearly meant to make fun of the Chuds and their kneejerk fascism. Being a helldiver is based‚ now. Sorry‚ Xir. Yet their attempt at entertaining parody is more like reality than they realize. Just like the political thrillers and comedies that started before the Trump era‚ like "House of Cards" or "VEEP‚" they couldn’t keep up with the fact that reality was more entertaining than their fiction ever could be. Trump tweets derailed news cycles‚ and what his administration was up to on a day-to-day basis was better than anything Julia Louis-Dreyfus and company could ever put on the air. The author has been hijacked. You control where the hellpod lands‚ and you can die for glorious victory while giving the bugs a sweet “cup of liber-tea” as you throw grenades into their nests. But much like soldiers coming back from America’s military adventurism‚ you’ll see people who don’t look like you while the state espouses ideas of freedom and democracy that don’t include you. All this while demanding you get back in the pod and fight for managed democracy again and again just as you have always done when you have been called upon to serve. Because after all ... SCREENSHOT FROM HELLDIVERS 2 This was originally published on the author's substack.

The Humane Society of Tampa Bay reported reuniting a 14-year-old dog with its owners a decade after the canine ran away‚ a happy ending made possible thanks to a microchip."When 14-year-old Cockapoo showed up at HSTB as a stray we were hoping for a happy ending and for her to be reunited with her owners but we did not foresee the joy that her story brought! Her microchip led the team to Luisa who was in disbelief when we called‚ because Cleo (as we learned was her name)‚ had run away TEN YEARS AGO! They never lost hope and continued to update her microchip in the small hope that they would be reunited‚ even after they moved to Miami! They drove up Saturday to reclaim her and we couldn't be happier for them‚" the organization noted in a Facebook post. "This shows the power and importance of the microchip and never losing hope."Someone left a comment on the post‚ wondering about the possibility that the dog could potentially have found a new home during the 10-year period."Although I am happy she was reunited with her og owners‚ I also wonder if she was with another family for those 10 years? She must miss any other family she has lived with and they must miss her. Then again they never took her to see if she had a chip. So there's a lot of things and emotions at play. But I hope she lives out the rest of her years very happy‚ healthy and safe!" the person wrote.But the Humane Society of Tampa Bay noted‚ "We totally understand that and Luisa did also! She even told us after the original call that if the family who has had her in the last ten years calls to claim her‚ even though it would make her sad‚ she would let them take her! But no one else tried to claim sweet Cleo." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Florida police arrested a man for allegedly beating to death his 4-year-old daughter while her mother worked away from their home. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said that 22-year-old Jacob Kubai of Bartow brought his daughter Willow to the Bartow Regional Medical Center after reportedly finding her unresponsive on the night of Feb. 22.Hospital workers called police after detecting no brain activity in the child and "suspicious physical injuries‚" according to Grady. The toddler was flown to another hospital where doctors determined she had numerous serious injuries‚ including a broken skull‚ multiple impact bruises to the forehead‚ and 10 fractured ribs. She also suffered from a hemorrhage in her spine and multiple layers of brain bleeds.“The baby fought for life and lived two more days until she died‚" Judd said.When the man was interviewed‚ he said that he had dropped off his wife at work at about 5 p.m. that evening. He said that he had gone to Walmart to pick up chicken broth when he realized he was missing the ingredient for dinner. He claimed that he checked in on the child every 10 minutes before realizing she was unresponsive at 8:10 p.m. and performed CPR on her. Judd said that detectives were able to obtain video of Kubai at Walmart and found that he went inside alone without his daughter. At one point‚ he looked directly at the camera in the store. He said the investigation is ongoing and they are trying to determine if Kubai killed the child before or after going to Walmart. Kubai was arrested on Tuesday and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child‚ aggravated child abuse‚ and knowingly abusing a child without bodily harm. "He shed not one tear and yet he has literally beaten and squeezed his baby to death‚" said Judd. "No remorse. No emotion‚ nothing‚" An autopsy report determined that the child had died from "blunt force trauma of the head." "He’s one that I wonder why God allows him to breathe air‚" Judd concluded. "I don’t know how a father could do this to his child‚ but I do know he should be locked up for as long as the law allows."Grady said that the child's nickname had been "Strawberry." Here's a news report about the incident: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

An ex-con and ex-gang member who became a "criminal justice activist" was arrested for murder after police found severed body parts in his apartment in New York City. New York City police said that on Tuesday they found a torso and severed arms in a sixth-floor apartment in the Bronx as they were responding to a call for a wellness check at about 8:25 p.m. After serving a search warrant‚ they found the victim's head and legs in the freezer. Police identified the man as 44-year-old Collin Small and said he had been shot in the head. Police believe 48-year-old Sheldon Johnson‚ a well-known criminal justice activist‚ killed the victim in the victim's apartment in the Bronx‚ dismembered the body‚ and then brought some of the body parts to his ninth-floor apartment in Harlem.One neighbor told police she heard gunshots from the apartment‚ then heard someone yell out‚ “Please don’t‚ I have a family!” before hearing two more gunshots‚ according to a police report obtained by the New York Times. Police also heard from a building superintendent who saw a man walking in and out of the apartment several times while changing clothing a number of times. He also walked out with a plastic blue storage bin on wheels. “I thought‚ I don’t know who this man is‚ but he is coming in and out with a key‚ like he owns the place‚” said the superintendent. He called police‚ and when they arrived and knocked on the door‚ Johnson opened it‚ according to the report. Police proceeded to take him into custody after confirming that he was the man that had walked in and out of the apartment. "I have to change my life." The criminal activist had previously served 25 years in prison over attempted murder and other charges. He touted his story while a guest on Joe Rogan's podcast‚ saying that he had decided to turn his life around after becoming a free man. "It was at that moment that I really said‚ 'I have to change my life‚ I have to change my life‚' I just can't do this‚" Johnson said to Rogan. "I had a wife‚ I had kids‚ I had family still‚ my son was growing up. He was hearing stories of my so-called notoriety. I just didn't want to be that dad." Johnson is charged with murder‚ manslaughter‚ and criminal possession of a weapon. "I'm innocent!" he exclaimed while being placed in the back of a police car. Johnson's employer‚ the Queens Defenders‚ refused to comment about his arrest. "It feels like the devil just crawled through here‚" said a neighbor about the allegations. Here's a local news report about the arrest: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

As the 2024 presidential election approaches‚ President Joe Biden‚ who is hoping to win a second term in office‚ delivered the State of the Union address on Thursday night‚ claiming that the state of the union is "strong and getting stronger."Not long after beginning his remarks‚ Biden began advocating for the U.S. to continue supporting Ukraine. He said that if the U.S. supplies Ukraine with weapons‚ the Eastern European nation can stop Russian President Vladimir Putin.Biden attempted to refer to Laken Riley‚ a 22-year-old woman who was killed last month‚ though the president seemed to botch her first name and call her "Lincoln" rather than Laken. "Lincoln Riley‚ an innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal‚" Biden said. He noted that his heart went out to Riley's parents. "Having lost children myself‚ I understand."The president called for increasing the federal minimum wage. According to the U.S. Department of Labor‚ "The federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $7.25 per hour."During Biden's speech‚ former President Donald Trump shared his thoughts on Truth Social‚ writing in one post‚ "He looks so angry when he's talking‚ which is a trait of people who know they are 'losing it.' The anger and shouting is not helpful to bringing our Country back together!" In another post‚ Trump exclaimed‚ "He is so angry and crazy!""That was by far the most disastrous state of the union address I’ve ever witnessed — in my 52 years on this planet‚" GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah tweeted.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' press secretary‚ Jeremy Redfern‚ wrote in a tweet‚ "Easy to criticize the other side of the aisle as they cheer Biden's often-incoherent SOTU. But let's not forget that the House Republican majority continues to fund his admin." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!