Axios reports:
President Biden will use tonight’s State of the Union address to admit that prices are still too high in some areas — but argue things were worse under former President Trump, White House chief of staff Jeff Zients tells Axios.
Biden, in what could well be the most important speech of his presidency, aims to project fighting optimism to an audience with plenty of doubts about the nation’s vigor — and that of the 81-year-old president.
Voters largely understand the contrasts between Trump and Biden on democracy and abortion. Views on the economy are less defined — which is animating Biden’s approach to tonight’s audience of millions.
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Axios: Biden plans feisty economic reset at State of the the Union
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