{"id":2194608,"date":"2024-03-07T05:28:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T10:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-of-the-union-2024-from-kate-cox-to-shawn-fain-white-house-guest-list-offers-preview-of-speech\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T05:28:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T10:28:23","slug":"state-of-the-union-2024-from-kate-cox-to-shawn-fain-white-house-guest-list-offers-preview-of-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-of-the-union-2024-from-kate-cox-to-shawn-fain-white-house-guest-list-offers-preview-of-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the Union 2024: From Kate Cox to Shawn Fain, White House guest list offers preview of speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-of-the-union-2024-from-kate-cox-to-shawn-fain-white-house-guest-list-offers-preview-of-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2194608&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden\u2018s 2024 State of the Union address is likely to underscore abortion access, so-called Bidenomics, and foreign policy, if the White House\u2018s guest list is any indication.<\/p>\n<p> The list of people who will watch the speech with first lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, according to the East Wing, includes Kate Cox, the Texas mother-of-two who traveled out of state for an abortion last year after the Supreme Court repealed Roe v. Wade, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Notably absent is a guest connected to the Israel\u2013Hamas war.<\/p>\n<p> The way Biden addresses \u201cthorny issues may not change any minds,\u201d according to the University of Michigan\u2019s Aaron Kall, \u201cbut he can do his best to express empathy and let people know he has the country\u2019s best interests at heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cSpecial invited guests that often sit with the first lady can also help bolster specific policy proposals during State of the Union addresses,\u201d Kall, who co-wrote and edited\u00a0The State of the Union is\u2026: Memorable Addresses of the Last Sixty Years, told the Washington Examiner. \u201cThis tradition goes all the way back to Ronald Reagan in 1982.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Here is who will be sitting in Jill Biden\u2019s viewing box, accompanied by an abbreviated description of each guest provided by the White House:<\/p>\n<p> Latorya Beasley, Birmingham, Alabama \u2014 Beasley and her husband had their first child through IVF in 2022 and were in the process of expanding their family through another round of treatments when their embryo transfer was canceled because of last month\u2019s Alabama Supreme Court decision.<\/p>\n<p> Kris Blackley, Fort Mill, South Carolina \u2014 Blackley is an oncology nurse and the director of patient navigation for the Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute, part of Advocate Health.<\/p>\n<p> Jazmin Cazares, Uvalde, Texas \u2014 Cazares is a gun control advocate. After her sister Jackie was killed in the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, Cazares spent her senior year of high school traveling across the country, sharing Jackie\u2019s story.<\/p>\n<p> Kate Cox, Dallas \u2014 Cox is a mother-of-two from Texas who traveled out of state to receive an abortion that her doctor had recommended after the Supreme Court overturned Roe in 2022.<\/p>\n<p> Samantha Ervin-Upsher, Pittsburgh \u2014 Ervin-Upsher is an apprentice with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 432 in Pittsburgh,\u00a0Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p> United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, Detroit<\/p>\n<p> Bettie Mae Fikes, Selma, Alabama \u2014 Known as \u201cThe Voice of Selma,\u201d Fikes is a singer and civil rights advocate who was a Bloody Sunday Foot Soldier in\u00a0Selma, Alabama, in 1965.<\/p>\n<p> Steven Hadfield, Matthews, North Carolina \u2014 Hadfield has a rare blood cancer and is diabetic, two conditions that require drug treatments.<\/p>\n<p> Augusta, Georgia, Mayor Garnett L. Johnson<\/p>\n<p> Keenan Jones, Plymouth, Minnesota \u2014 Jones is a public middle school educator in Minnesota\u2019s Twin Cities and a member of Education\u00a0Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p> Natalie King, Detroit \u2014 King is the founder and CEO of Dunamis Charge, the country\u2019s first-ever black women-owned\u00a0electric vehicle charger manufacturing company.<\/p>\n<p> Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson<\/p>\n<p> Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis, Gu-u-Ki, Sacaton, Arizona \u2014 Lewis is the governor of the Gila River Indian Community, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p> Commander Shelby Nikitin, Wakefield, Massachusetts \u2014 Commander Nikitin is an officer in the U.S. Navy and recently completed her command tour\u00a0aboard the USS Thomas Hudner. Under her leadership, the ship deployed to protect\u00a0maritime shipping from Houthi attacks against vessels transiting\u00a0the Red Sea. For her ship\u2019s actions in this combat zone, Commander Nikitin was awarded the\u00a0Bronze Star for her extraordinary leadership and bravery in defending lives and protecting the free\u00a0flow of commerce in one of the world\u2019s most critical waterways.<\/p>\n<p> Justin Phillips, Indianapolis, Indiana \u2014 Phillips is the founder and chief executive officer of Overdose Lifeline, a non-profit organization dedicated to\u00a0reducing the stigma of substance use disorder and preventing deaths resulting from opioid and\u00a0fentanyl overdose.<\/p>\n<p> Kameryn Pupunu, Lahaina, Hawaii \u2014 Pupunu is a police officer for the county of Maui, Hawaii. In\u00a0August 2023, his hometown of Lahaina was engulfed in flames during one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S history.<\/p>\n<p> Maria Shriver, Los Angeles \u2014 Shriver is an author, journalist, founder of the Women\u2019s Alzheimer\u2019s Movement, and strategic\u00a0adviser on women\u2019s health and Alzheimer\u2019s at the Cleveland Clinic. She is also a member of the Kennedy family and is the former first lady of California.<\/p>\n<p> Dawn Simms, Davis Junction, Illinois \u2014 Simms is a member of United Auto Workers Local 126 and third-generation autoworker on the\u00a0Belvidere, Illinois assembly line.<\/p>\n<p> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/p>\n<p> Rashawn Spivey, Milwaukee \u2014 Spivey is the founder and owner of Hero Plumbing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p> Tiffany Zoeller, Fayetteville, North Carolina \u2014 Zoeller is a military spouse and works as a medical coder at Fort Liberty\u2019s Womack Army Medical\u00a0Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden\u2018s 2024 State of the Union address is likely to underscore abortion access, so-called Bidenomics, and foreign policy, if the White House\u2018s guest list is any indication. 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