Swamp Notes: Did Biden's State of the Union hit the mark?
FT News Briefing9 Maalis 2024

Swamp Notes: Did Biden's State of the Union hit the mark?

Joe Biden was in the spotlight this week as he made his annual State of the Union address. It was his chance to not only speak directly to the American people, but also prove that he’s up to the task of campaigning for re-election. So how did he do? The FT’s US national editor and columnist, Edward Luce, and Washington reporter, Steff Chávez, join us to discuss.


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Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.


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