At 9 p.m., President Joe Biden will deliver the type of State of the
Union address he never wanted to give. Biden and his advisers had hoped
to use this moment to reboot his stalled domestic agenda. Instead, the
situation in Ukraine has forced the West Wing to rewrite significant
partitions of his speech. 

Biden is expected to use his address to respond to criticism that he
didn’t act quickly enough to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He’ll emphasize his work to build an international coalition to counter
Russia, as well as imposing crippling sanctions. 

It won’t all be a lesson in international relations, however.
Administration officials say Biden will spotlight improvements in the
economy while sympathizing with the plight of struggling Americans.
He’ll highlight GDP growth and historic low unemployment — but also
stress that more must be done to bring costs down.

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