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Biden shrugs off age to target Trump in combative State of the Union speech

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US President Joe Biden (centre) delivering his State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024.

US President Joe Biden used about an hour of prime time to assuage concerns about his age and focus attention on his presumptive rival Donald Trump’s intentions.

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In 2024, the State of the Union address by United States President Joe Biden could well have been billed as a “state of the president” speech.

An annual fixture of American democracy, the speech by the president to a joint session of Congress typically focuses on important issues facing the United States and makes suggestions for new laws and policies.

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