Biden delivers 2024 State of the Union calls undocumented immigrant killer

President Biden delivers his third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, drawing 32.2 million viewers, an 18% increase over 2023. The 68-minute address is his most combative, referencing "my predecessor" 13 times without naming Trump. Biden announces a US military plan to build a temporary pier on the Gaza coast to deliver humanitarian aid. In an improvised exchange with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Biden picks up her "Say Her Name Laken Riley" button and refers to the suspect in Riley's murder as "an illegal," mispronouncing her first name as "Lincoln." Progressive Democrats immediately criticize the language. Biden later says he regrets using the word "illegal" and should have said "undocumented." The speech is widely seen as successfully pushing back against age concerns while sharpening the contrast with Trump.