By James Oliphant and Trevor Hunnicutt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden, who has won praise for his efforts to rally allies in Europe and other nations against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, will seek to unite Americans in the State of the Union address this week. Tuesday.
With the conflict in Ukraine intensifying, Biden intends to use the annual speech to emphasize the importance of fighting Putin and pushing forward his domestic economic agenda, including reintroducing elements of his stalled “Build Back Better” program, administration officials said.
“Every State of the Union speech also reflects a moment,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday. Biden, she said, will detail his efforts “to rally the world to defend democracy and against Russian aggression.”
Democrats are expected to struggle to maintain control of the US House of Representatives — and perhaps the Senate as well — in the Nov. 8 election, analysts said, which would likely undermine Biden’s political goals.
A recovery of Biden’s public standing would ease the task of staying in power.
“The speech comes at a good time,” said John Geer, a political scientist and public opinion expert at Vanderbilt University.
Biden should publicize his work to help the world resist Putin’s advances, Geer said, as he celebrates the effectiveness of vaccines and other mitigation measures that have led to a sharp decline in Covid-19 cases and easing of official guidance for controlling the disease. illness.
Public opinion polls have pointed to a majority of Americans disapproving of Biden. The most recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted last week, showed him with a 43% approval rating.
Even with the unemployment rate at 4%, most voters remain pessimistic about the economy, largely due to soaring consumer prices. A quarter of Democrats think the party has failed to take advantage of its rare control of the White House and both houses of Congress.
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