President Biden used his State of the Union address last night to push for re-election and to go on the attack against Donald J. Trump, his likely adversary in November.

Jim Tankersley, who covers economic policy at the White House for The Times, discusses the speech’s big moments.

Guest: Jim Tankersley, who covers economic policy at the White House for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Biden made it clear that he saw the election as ansotu.html"> existential struggle between democracy and extremism.
• Readof-the-union-takeaways.html"> five takeaways from the address.

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