02/08/2023

President Biden Touts 'Deal' with Republicans on Social Security in Wisconsin

He was referring to a moment in his SOTU speech last night

Fresh off a State of the Union (SOTU) speech to Congress that challenged opposition Republicans to help unite the country, President Joe Biden embarked on a tour of U.S. states crucial to his expected 2024 re-election bid.

In Wisconsin, the Democratic president told workers at a union training facility "it looks like we negotiated a deal last night" on Social Security.

He was referring to a moment in the 73-minute speech when Republicans who had jeered him for saying they wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits, stood up and clapped to show they support these benefits instead.

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