Takeaways from the State of the Union address By Reuters

© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union deal with on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

By Trevor Hunnicutt

(Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday attacked former President Donald Trump’s imaginative and prescient for America in his final State of the Union deal with earlier than the 2 males face off within the November U.S. election.

Listed below are some takeaways from the State of the Union deal with on Thursday, based mostly partly on a textual content launched earlier than supply:

TOUGH WORDS FOR ISRAEL

Biden issued a pointy directive to Israel’s leaders, telling them to not maintain up humanitarian support to Palestinians for political functions.

“To the management of Israel I say this: Humanitarian help can’t be a secondary consideration or a bargaining chip,” Biden stated. “Defending and saving harmless lives must be a precedence. As we glance to the longer term, the one actual resolution is a two-state resolution.”

Biden has confronted growing stress from Democrats over his assist for Israel’s response to the Oct. 7 Hamas assaults.

“We’ve been working continuous to ascertain a direct ceasefire that might final for no less than six weeks,” he stated within the ready remarks, reiterating U.S. coverage however utilizing the phrase “ceasefire” that his administration as soon as shied away from.