SOTU: Biden Calls Out “Dangerous” Trump, Irresponsible Republicans.
Plus: Whole Worlds in a Moment
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GABRIEL SCHOENFELD: State of the Union: Biden Calls Out “Dangerous” Trump, Irresponsible Republicans.
I’VE BEEN A PESSIMIST about Joe Biden’s chances to get re-elected this November. His tired appearance, his shuffling gait, his gaffes—the intense media attention on all of this was dragging him down and setting the stage for the unthinkable return of Donald Trump. Thursday night’s State of the Union address has gone a great distance to cure me of my pessimism. Biden’s performance was electrifying. Watching it, you can’t help but think: He can win.
And nothing is more important. With wars raging in Europe and the Middle East, and China menacing Taiwan, four years of Trump’s America First isolationism would be a catastrophe. It is not an exaggeration to say that the peace of the country and the peace of the world hang in the balance. On this score, Biden rose to the occasion.
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AMY HENDERSON: Whole Worlds in a Moment.
AN EYE-POPPING NEW EXHIBITION in Washington captures the scenes and moments of everyday life that inspired the French painter Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947). “Bonnard’s Worlds” invites us to walk along the Parisian boulevards that sparked his creativity, visit the sumptuous gardens he created in Provence, and even sneak peeks into the intimate domestic spaces he shared with his muse, longtime companion, and eventual wife, Marthe.
🚨OVERTIME🚨
Happy Friday! Oh my goodness, I cannot unsee this Katie Britt as Kerry Castellabate from Succession. The numbers were good for Biden’s SOTU, too. Big winner few are talking about? Panera Lemonade.
The NYC Subway Security plan… Looks as dystopian as you’d imagine.
Don’t go in the kitchen... I’m delivering a State of the Union response. (Alexandra Petri, WaPo).
Lambert on the lam! Michigan Trump lawyer Stefanie Lambert, who was involved in Trump’s 2020 efforts to steal the election, has a bench warrant out for her arrest.
No Labels is gonna do this live… But they don’t have a candidate yet. Will Geoff Duncan be the one? (WSJ).
Trump posts bond… But of course there’s a twist.
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