WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will deliver the final State of the Union address of his term Thursday night as he seeks another four years in office.
His speech comes two nights after Super Tuesday’s results essentially ended the primary campaign, setting up a two-man race between Biden and former President Donald Trump in November.
Biden will update the American people on his administration’s accomplishments and the path ahead, he said Wednesday on the social media platform X.
“My Administration has accomplished more over three years than most presidents have in eight,” he wrote.
He will likely discuss infrastructure, aid to Ukraine, student debt relief and abortion access.
Ahead of the speech, Republicans have been sharing their criticisms of the president and their support for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Some of Kentucky’s Republican lawmakers said they want to hear Biden talk about addressing security on the southern border and the overdose crisis.
“Hopefully, he'll talk about the drug addiction and the drug problems,” said Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Bowling Green. “Of course, a lot of it comes across the border, but we need to deal with it.”
“This administration has the authorities, the existing authorities to shut down the border and to protect the American people, and they are refusing to do so,” said Rep. Andy Barr, R-Lexington. “They could reverse course and re-implement the 'Remain in Mexico' policy.”
Senators negotiated a bipartisan deal to tighten border security, but it collapsed after Trump urged Republicans in Congress to oppose it.
Biden has been calling on Congress to act but said he is also weighing executive action.
The State of the Union address is set for 9 p.m., and Alabama Sen. Katie Britt is expected to give the Republican response.