McCarthy Invites Biden To Deliver State Of The Union Address

After being invited by Kevin McCarthy (R.-CA), President Joe Biden will give his State of the Union address.

McCarthy, who was nominated speaker by his peers a little over a week earlier, sent Biden a Friday letter that established February 7th as the date for the president’s speech before a joint session Congress.

“It is my solemn obligation to invite the president to speak before a Joint Session of Congress on February 7th so that he may fulfill his duty under the Constitution to report on the state of the union,” McCarthy stated this in a tweet.

I have solemnly committed to inviting the president to address a Joint session of Congress on February 7, so that he may fulfil his constitutional duty to report on the current state of the union. pic.twitter.com/YBmzLxs3Iz

— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) January 13, 2023

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated that Biden accepted the invitation. According to a Bloomberg Government reporter.

The speech will be Biden’s first State of the Union address before a divided Congress, as Republicans won control of the House in the 2022 midterm elections and Democrats kept the Senate.

Biden could announce a 2024 bid for reelection, which could allow him to challenge former President Donald Trump in general elections.

The most recent Report from The Hill Cite insiders who stressed February is a month to be on the lookout for, at the time of the State of the Union.