“My predecessor and some of you here are seeking to hide the truth about January 6th. I will not do it. “It’s time to tell the truth and bury the lies,” he said in a statement. speech before the state of the union.
On January 6, 2021, a horde of defenders of now-former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) stormed the Capitol while Biden’s election victory last November was being certified.
“It’s true. You can’t love your country only when you win. As I have since I was elected to office, I ask everyone, regardless of party, to come together and defend our democracy.
“That’s something I’m not going to do. I will not demonize immigrants by saying they are “poisoning the blood of our country,” as he himself said. I will not separate families. “I will not ban people from entering the United States because of their faith.”
He thus reiterated the need for Congress to implement a bipartisan legislative agreement that he believes will solve the problem of the immigration system, even as aid groups criticize him for imposing tougher restrictions on the country’s southern border in exchange for a new economic package. assistance for Ukraine. .
Biden demands Israel not use humanitarian aid as ‘currency of trade’
He demanded that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not use humanitarian aid as a bargaining chip and allow more food and medicine to be brought into the Gaza Strip.
“Israel must allow increased aid to Gaza and ensure that aid workers are not caught in the crossfire.
“To Israel’s leaders, I say this: humanitarian aid cannot be an afterthought or a bargaining chip.”
This Thursday he assured that Works “tirelessly” for an immediate and temporary ceasefire in Gaza this allows for the release of Hamas hostages and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the enclave.
“We are working tirelessly to establish an immediate ceasefire that will last for at least six weeks.”
“I will not yield”: Biden to Putin
Additionally, during his State of the Union address, Biden sent a message to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, declaring that he will not give in to his threats against NATO and that Washington will not abandon Ukraine.
“My message to President Putin is clear. We won’t back down. We won’t give up, I won’t give up. History is watching us,” the US President said before both houses of Congress.
The Democrat called on Congress to “stand up to Putin” and pass a military aid package for Ukraine that has been stalled for months.
He promises to restore abortion rights if he regains control of Congress.
On another issue, Biden promised that if he wins back control of Congress, he would restore protections for abortion rights in the country.
“If you send me a pro-choice Congress, I promise you: I will restore Roe v. Wade,” he said, referring to the court’s 1973 decision that protected voluntary abortion.
In the November 2022 midterm elections, Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives but retained control of the Senate.
Moreover, in June of that year, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade, ending federal abortion protections and leaving the policy in the hands of each state.
The pro-abortion organization Planned Parenthood estimates that 21 of the nation’s 50 states “and counting” now have a full or partial veto on abortion. (EFE)