Recapping Biden’s first State of the Union address

By Stephanie Kim
Recapping Biden’s first State of the Union address
President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., watch, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington. Saul Loeb / Pool via AP
Recapping Biden’s first State of the Union address
President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., watch, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington. Saul Loeb / Pool via AP

Recapping Biden’s first State of the Union address

By Stephanie Kim
WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information. Sign up for our newsletters to stay up to date on the stories that matter.

In his first State of the Union address Tuesday, President Joe Biden addressed the Ukraine crisis and tackled a wide range of issues affecting Americans. Reset checks in with a Democratic speechwriter about the biggest takeaways and missed opportunities.

GUEST: Jason DeSanto, senior lecturer in the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law; Democratic speech writer