American history teaches that every occupant of the White House gets two presidencies: the one he planned for and the one that events thrust upon him. President Biden’s first State of the Union address was his opportunity to lay out how he proposes to lead through the presidency he has been forced to conduct by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s world-changing invasion of Ukraine.
Opinion: Biden’s State of the Union address ushers in a new phase of his presidency
March 2, 2022