Gaza, immigration, tax… Key points from Biden’s State of the Union speech

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00:00 Flanked by a beaming Vice President Kamala Harris and a scowling House Speaker Mike Johnson,

00:06 the President lost no time in addressing war in Ukraine, calling on lawmakers to restore

00:11 the flow of US military aid stopped since December.

00:15 Not missing the opportunity to slam his predecessor.

00:18 "Now my predecessor, a former Republican president tells Putin, quote, 'Do whatever the hell

00:26 you want.'

00:27 That's a quote.

00:30 A former president actually said that bowing down to a Russian leader, I think it's outrageous,

00:37 it's dangerous and it's unacceptable."

00:38 On Gaza, the President announced that the US military were under orders to establish

00:48 a temporary port on the Strip's Mediterranean coast to deliver large cargos of humanitarian

00:53 supplies.

00:54 "For the leadership of Israel I say this, humanitarian assistance cannot be a secondary

01:00 consideration or a bargain chip."

01:03 Reminding Congress of the 30,000 strong death toll of Israel's war, calling for a six-week

01:09 ceasefire and a two-state solution.

01:12 Heckled on his immigration record, Joe Biden reminded lawmakers that it was they, under

01:16 Trump's orders, who had blocked his efforts to better fund the government agencies managing

01:21 the southern border.

01:23 He also vaunted his government's hike in corporation tax, measures to cut cost of living and improve

01:28 access to health care.

01:30 Closing with a rhetorical flourish, he spoke of his upbringing in wartime working-class

01:34 America - a global symbol of decency and democracy - while, he said, some his age, in reference

01:41 to 77-year-old Donald Trump, instead tell, in his words, an American story of resentment,

01:47 revenge and retribution.

01:48 (audience applauding)

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