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Biden fighting for political survival amid decline in America's greatness

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President Joe Biden speaks from Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2022, in Washington. [AP photo]

In his 2024 State of the Union address, United States President Joe Biden was combative against three men: Russia's Vladimir Putin, former US President Donald Trump, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

They make him look weak and irk him so much that he needed to ventilate his frustration. "History is watching, just like history watched three years ago on January 6th", he declared, when "insurrectionists stormed this very capital and placed a dagger at the throat of American democracy."

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