Keller @ Large: Biden Attacks "Predecessor" Trump In State Of The Union Address

By Jon Keller, CBS Boston

March 8, 2024

BOSTON - You knew this was going to be less like a conventional State of the Union address and more like a political convention speech when chants of "four more years" rang out as President Joe Biden entered the House Chamber. And Biden seemed to relish the moment, wasting no time unleashing a high-energy assault on his political enemies.

"We have to stand up to Putin," he said right off the top. "Now my predecessor, a former Republican president, tells Putin 'do whatever the hell you want.' A former president actually said that, bowing down to a Russian leader. I think it's outrageous, it's dangerous and it's unacceptable."

That was one of 13 times Biden referred to "my predecessor," without ever uttering the name Donald Trump. He cast Trump and his allies as traitors for their January 6th equivocations, adding: "This is a moment to speak the truth and bury lies. Here's the simple truth - you can't love your country only when you win."

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