"Tonight, we meet as Democrats, Republicans, independents, but most importantly, as Americans with a duty to one another, to America, to the American people, to the Constitution. And an unwavering resolve that freedom will always triumph over tyranny..."

 — President Joe Biden, State of the Union Address, 3.01.2022

President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address Tuesday night,  with a war in Ukraine raging, a pandemic waning, and inflation and a stalled agenda threatening to sabotage Democratic chances in the November mid-term elections.

Joining Tom to share her thoughts on the speech is Asma Khalid. She covers the White House for NPR, and she is a co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast…We reach Asma Khalid in Washington, DC on our digital line.

"Tonight, we meet as Democrats, Republicans, independents, but most importantly, as Americans with a duty to one another, to America, to the American people, to the Constitution. And an unwavering resolve that freedom will always triumph over tyranny..."
&nbsp;&mdash; President Joe Biden, State of the Union Address, 3.01.2022
<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-biden/">President Joe Biden </a>delivered his first <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/03/02/remarks-by-president-biden-in-state-of-the-union-address/">State of the Union address</a> Tuesday night,&nbsp; with a war in Ukraine raging, a pandemic waning, and inflation and a stalled agenda threatening to sabotage Democratic chances in the November mid-term elections.
Joining Tom to share her thoughts on the speech is <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/459062304/asma-khalid">Asma Khalid</a>. She covers the White House for <a href="https://www.npr.org/">NPR,</a> and she is a co-host of the <a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510310/npr-politics-podcast">NPR Politics Podcast</a>&hellip;We reach <a href="https://twitter.com/asmamk">Asma Khalid</a> in Washington, DC on our digital line.

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