It was all a stunningly tasteless move on Boebert’s part, even by her standards. View Gallery: State of the Union: President Joe Biden speaks to the nation “We don't know for sure if a burn pit was the cause of his brain cancer, or the diseases of so many of our troops, but I'm committed to finding out everything we can.”īy the way, it can be tough to confirm who said what from the gallery at these kinds of things. But before he could continue, Boebert yelled out, “You put them in there," she said. It’s clear he was talking about his son, Beau. A cancer that would put them in a flag-draped coffin. “When they came home, many of the world's fittest and best-trained warriors were never the same,” he said. Specifically, though, this: Biden devoted a portion of his speech to the damage caused by burn pits in Afghanistan, and their effects on soldiers.
Marjorie Taylor Greene - turning their backs when Biden’s Cabinet members entered the hall, trying to get a “build the wall” chant going (it failed miserably) while Biden spoke, that kind of thing.
In general, her antics, along with those of Rep. Lauren Boebert, both generally and specifically. She bragged about itĪs for the ridiculous, that’s Rep. Lauren Boebert's heckling was embarrassing. I’m nowhere near that number, but I’ve never seen anything so moving during the ones I have. As he spoke, and Democrats and Republicans rose in applause, the camera scanned to Oksana Markarova, the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S., her hand on her heart mouthing the words, “Thank you” over and over.īrit Hume on Fox News talked about how by his reckoning this is the 46th one of these addresses he’s seen. The sublime happened early, when Biden talked about the strength of Ukraine and its people as Russia continues its unprovoked assault on the country. Politics aside, at times it went from the sublime to the ridiculous, no matter what you thought of the contents. “Considering his speaking talents and challenges, it was a fairly solid performance,” CNN’s Jake Tapper, not exactly a Biden apologist, said afterward.īut it was a little different. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday night was what most of them are: a chance to tout accomplishments, downplay failures and talk about your agenda moving forward.
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