Live Updates: Biden to Deliver Election-Year State of the Union Address

[epoch_component type=”live_update” section_title=”What to Know About Tonight’s Speech” update_time=”2024-03-07T17:57″ inline_authors=”171952″ update_source=”” pinned=”true”]President Joe Biden will deliver his third State of the Union address before Congress—and millions of viewers watching at home—at the U.S. Capitol tonight. The event always carries the promise of political theater. But in a pivotal election year when the president is facing low approval ratings and intensifying scrutiny over his age, tensions will only be that much higher. The speech is set for 9 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live across all major networks. Viewers can also tune in online to NTD’s special coverage starting at 8 p.m. As the president delivers his remarks, there will be two prominent figures standing behind him. Vice President Kamala Harris, as the next person in the presidential line of succession, will be behind him to his right. On his left will be House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who is third in line for the presidency. The address will be Mr. Johnson’s first since taking the gavel in October. Throughout the event, former President Donald Trump—President Biden’s top rival for the presidency—will share his real-time responses via his Truth Social platform. President Biden’s first two State of the Union speeches in 2022 and 2023—and his 2021 “Address to a Joint Session of Congress”—all ran just over an hour in length. It’s not yet known how long his 2024 address will be, though given his track record, it will likely wrap up sometime after 10 p.m. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) will then deliver the GOP’s English-language rebuttal while Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R-Texas) will deliver the party’s Spanish-language response. [/epoch_component]...