Brilliant how Pres Biden roped republicans in on Social Security. Never seen an engagement like that

[bigtree]

...the president schooling from the bully pulpit, and republicans howling as their sly scheme is exposed before the country.

And you just know they can't hold true to their jeers and applause when he called them out. It won't be a day before republicans are back to stalking seniors benefits from income to health care.

The nation is watching.

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule 40m
Biden takes the a great opportunity after @RepMTG makes a fool of herself by interrupting him and calling him a liar by saying "we all agree then, we will not cut Social Security or Medicare." Nearly all of the Chamber stands and claps.

Bill Scher @billscher 39m
For someone oft-derided as past his prime, Biden going off-script and negotiating Social Security and Medicare on live TV is a uniquely agile SOTU moment

Kate Riga @Kate_Riga24 38m
Wow that was a huge moment — Biden uses the Republican boos and jeers to go off script and strong-arm them into taking Medicare/Social Security cuts off the table

Emma Kinery @EmmaKinery 42m
Biden: "ok folks as we all apparently agree Social Security and Medicare is off the books now"

"If anyone tries to cut Social Security, which apparently no one's going to do, I'll stop it. I'll veto it."

"Apparently it's not going to be a problem"

[JudyM]

1. That was masterful

He’s killin it.

[2naSalit]

11. Boy howdy was it ever?!

That was one for the record books.

[mucifer]

2. repubs will believe what they are told to believe so they won't believe it happened

[Beachnutt]

3. The World is Watching

[gratuitous]

4. Dupes of their own duplicity

They've been calling President Biden senile and stumbling for the last two years, some of them actually believe it. Biden out-smarted them, turning their anger against them and extracting their full-throated commitment to improving and strengthening Social Security and Medicare.

Oops.

[NJCher]

5. it was great when

he told them he had it in writing!

These @#$#ers never thought he would pull the "here it is in writing" on them.

[Walleye]

6. That was a true rope a dope

[Emile]

7. I loved it!

[brer cat]

8. That was brilliant!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. This made me smile

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[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

10. wow

[Hekate]

12. Dang he's good!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. For this thread

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[betsuni]

14. K&R

[LetMyPeopleVote]

15. Dark Brandon was in great form

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