The Welcome to Pod Save America. I'm John Fabro. I'm Dan Fyfer.

And we just watched the State of the Union, Dan.

It's late.

It's 845 Pacific time.

I don't know how people in the East Coast do this.

I mean, we used to do it. I know like we were a lot younger. We are fortunate to

have White House Press Secretary Corrine Jean Pierre. She'll be joining us a

little bit later but first Joe Biden just give a humdinger of a state of the Union Dan

He really enjoyed himself. I think he likes doing this he likes giving giving the State of the Union. That was my first impression. He was energetic. He was forceful. He picked a lot of fights.

Dan, if a Biden skeptical friend who didn't watch the speech

asked you about the speech, what would you say?

Watch the speech.

I mean, that's sort of the point, right?

Is. That's sort of the point, right? Is all of the concerns we hear about the President's age,

has fitness, do a job, all of that are offered by people who most likely

have not seen him give a speech in three years.

And so what you see of Joe Biden is what you hear about an 80 year old man and the sort of self-fulfilling prophecy of people saying they're concerned about his age, so more people

concerned about his age.

Or you see out of context largely unflattering tick-tocks of the president, watch the

speech.

I think you people, anyone who watch the speech would feel very good about his ability to do the job he certainly

wildly surpassed the expectations a lot of people very concerned about his ability to do the job he

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