2023 State of the Union Address

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2023 State of the Union Address
Full video of the speech as published by the White House
DateFebruary 7, 2023 (2023-02-07)
Time9:00 p.m. (EST)
Duration1 hour, 13 minutes
Venue House Chamber, United States Capitol
Location Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°53′19.8″N77°00′32.8″W / 38.888833°N 77.009111°W / 38.888833; -77.009111
Type State of the Union Address
Participants
Footage C-SPAN
Previous 2022 State of the Union Address
Next 2024 State of the Union Address

The 2023 State of the Union Address was given by the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, on February 7, 2023, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the House of Representatives to the 118th Congress. The televised address was viewed by 27.3 million people across the networks that broadcast it. [lower-alpha 1]

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President Biden delivering the state of the Union address to the U.S. Congress

Biden's second State of the Union was his third speech to a joint session of Congress. Republicans had not had control of the House since 2018. Seated behind the president were Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy was presiding over the joint session, while Harris was serving in her capacity as the president of the Senate.

Proceedings

Article II, Section 3, Clause 1, of the United States Constitution states that the president "shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient." [1] On January 13, 2023, President Biden accepted Speaker McCarthy's invitation to deliver a State of the Union Address on February 7. [2] [3]

Issues mentioned

Interruptions by Congress

Several members in the audience interrupted Biden; Representative Andy Ogles yelled "it's your fault!" when Biden acknowledged fentanyl overdose deaths, and Representatives Bob Good and Marjorie Taylor Greene shouted "liar!" during Biden's comments about Republicans cutting Social Security and Medicare. [10] Greene stayed seated when Biden introduced the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova and the family of Tyre Nichols. [10]

Responses

Republican

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas gave the Republican response to the president's address. [12] In her speech, Sanders criticized Biden's for allegedly prioritizing "woke fantasies" over the livelihoods of Americans. Sanders also stated that "we are under attack in a left-wing culture war we didn’t start and never wanted to fight". [13]

Representative Juan Ciscomani delivered the Republican response in Spanish. [14]

Working Families Party

Representative Delia Ramirez (IL-03) delivered the Working Families Party response. [15] In her speech, Ramirez praised the Biden administration's record while calling for action to revive the expanded child tax credit, enact a $15 minimum wage, and expand Medicaid. [16]

Viewership

This State of the Union address drew 27.3 million viewers, a 29% drop from 2022 and the lowest State of the Union audience in 30 years. [17] According to Nielsen, 73% of the people who watch Biden's speech were over the age of 55, while only 5% were under age 35.
CNN and MSNBC are the only networks to deliver lower viewership for the 2023 speech than for the 2021 speech.

NetworkViewers
FNC 4,695,000
ABC 4,405,000
NBC 3,778,000
CBS 3,637,000
MSNBC 3,569,000
CNN 2,411,000
Fox 1,656,000
Univision 1,083,000
Telemundo 836,000
Newsmax 252,000
CNBC 128,000
NewsNation 97,000
Fox Business 64,000
CNN en Español 18,000

  Broadcast networks   Cable news networks

Invited persons

Officers or veterans

Politicians

CEOs, founders, or presidents of organizations or companies

Private or miscellaneous people

See also

Notes

  1. These numbers do not include other options for later viewing.

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