Biden's third such address will be something of an on-the-job interview, as the nation's oldest president tries to quell voter concerns about his age and job performance while sharpening the contrast with Donald Trump.

That was one of the more interesting SOTU addresses I’ve seen. Personally, I think he said most of the things that needed to be said, and he said them reasonably well. I’m sure he’s going to get some flack for attacking Trump directly (though not by name), but I was frankly glad to see it. Doing otherwise makes it seem like it’s just your typical election/political disagreements, but we’re past that now.

      • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
        251·
        9 months ago

        Trump abandoned any pretense of American neutrality when he moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

        Trump’s evangelical backers are big on the End Times, and would happily blow up the entire Middle East to bring about the return of Jesus.

        Don’t bother responding. I know how valuable your time is and don’t want to waste anymore of it.

        • harderian729@lemmy.world
          245·
          9 months ago

          So we can admit Trump is not a puppet of Putin?

          Why is that so hard to get you guys to acknowledge? Lol.

          • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
            261·
            9 months ago

            No, we can’t. That’s a false dichotomy that ignores a fuckton of evidence of trump actively supporting pootins goals against that of the US.

          • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
            16·
            9 months ago

            Trump helping Israel means that Iran is more likely to make a deal with Russia, which has wanted a warm water port for centuries.

          • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
            5·
            8 months ago

            Jews didn’t exactly do well in Russia, but antisemitism has been popular and the xenophobes there don’t seem to differentiate much between Palestinians and Jews (or a number of other groups). I suspect that Putin would be happier if they all died, and is supporting the team his competitor for global power is against. And the only better outcomes than the group his competitor is propping up winning would be if the one they weren’t propping up won or, better yet, if they both wiped each other out.

            So, based on that assessment, he would have no problem with Trump having different opinions in this topic, because his primary goal would be achieved, and his secondary goals wouldn’t be hindered. This isn’t cognitive dissonance, simply realpolitik.