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The State of the Union is … saucy!

Political Theater, Episode 279

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., talk before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in the House chamber Tuesday. — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., talk before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in the House chamber Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Jason Dick and Niels Lesniewski and Jim Saksa

Posted February 8, 2023 at 6:05pm

Just when you think the State of the Union address is played out, we get one like Tuesday’s: A call and response of political spectacle that very clearly defined differences in policy and approach between Democrats and Republicans, and might have previewed the 2024 campaign ahead for President Joe Biden and the GOP. Niels Lesniewski and Jim Saksa join the podcast to discuss the raucous caucus.

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