President Joe Biden mumbled through his second State of the Union address to a divided Congress on Tuesday night.
His aim wasn’t just to beg House Republicans to pass Democrats’ legislative wish lists. The president sought to convince Americans that the state of our union — crippled by inflation, overrun by drugs and migrants trafficked across the southern border, and in the midst of a debilitating culture war incited by left-wing aggression — isn’t in dire straits.
The speech was remarkably similar to last year’s address, riddled with lie after lie.
Here are 15 lies the president told during his 2023 State of the Union speech:
1. Chuck Schumer Is Minority Leader
Before his speech even began, Biden greeted Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as “Senate Minority Leader.” Schumer has been the majority leader since Biden took office in 2021.
Biden: “Congratulations to Chuck Schumer, another term as Senate minority leader. You know, only this time you have a slightly bigger majority. You are the majority leader. Not that much bigger?” pic.twitter.com/VlTFx9t9rH
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) February 8, 2023 2. More Jobs Created in Two Years Than Any Other President
“I actually created, with the help of many people in this room, 12 million new jobs,” Biden said. “More jobs created in two years than any president has created in four years. Because of you.”
Biden didn’t create new jobs, as he often likes to claim. The only reason the job rate is growing is that
