In Oval Office Address, Biden Uses Honey and Vinegar To Seek Aid for Ukraine, Israel

‘In moments like these,’ the president says, ‘we have to remember who we are.’

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President Biden at the White House, October 19, 2023. Jonathan Ernst/pool via AP

President Biden’s Oval Office address on his $100 billion “urgent budget request” for Ukraine and Israel isn’t going to need deep analysis to know where he stands. The words are plain, as is Mr. Biden’s habit of presuming that he alone knows “who we are” as Americans.

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