Rep. Scott Perry urges House GOP to scrap Biden’s State of the Union speech
OAN’s Brooke Mallory
4:19 PM – Monday, February 26, 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson is being urged by former House Freedom Caucus Chair Representative Scott Perry to prevent President Biden from delivering his yearly State of the Union speech next month.
Perry (R-Pa.) stated that Republicans should take advantage of the situation to put more pressure on Biden about the southern border in light of the chaotic migrant crisis during an appearance on Fox Business on Monday.
“We need to use every single point of leverage,” Perry said. “[The president] comes at the invitation of Congress, and Republicans are in control of the House. There’s no reason that we need to invite him to get more propaganda and actually blame the American people for the crisis he’s caused.”
Bipartisan legislation that Biden supported to strengthen border security was rejected by House Republicans when former President Trump, the party’s front-runner for the 2024 presidency, voiced his opposition to the package.
The retired general of the National Guard, Perry, has previously expressed doubts about Biden’s mental “competence” to serve as the nation’s leader.
“It’s abusive … what’s being done, using him to be the president,” he said on February 11th. “And I don’t know that he’s making many decisions. There’s a lot of people around him that I fear are making the decisions.”
The White House has consistently played down worries about the president’s mental competence.
Following a turbulent turn of GOP infighting over former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and who would succeed him, Johnson was elected in October.
Perry’s proposal would be unprecedented, but this is not the first-time political squabbles have clouded the yearly address.
In an unprecedented action, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) postponed then-President Trump’s 2019 State of the Union speech due to a partial government shutdown that January. Weeks later, Trump finally made his speech, however, Pelosi did not introduce him.
Since he assumed office in January 2021, Republicans in the chamber have publicly mocked Biden in previous speeches.
Perry is hardly the first person to suggest canceling Biden’s speech this year. In addition, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has demanded that the event be canceled in the event that Biden fails to provide a comprehensive budget to Congress.
“If the president is going to be allowed the opportunity to address Congress and the entire nation, he should actually have a plan in place,” she said.
“At a time when Americans are facing skyrocketing inflation and the world is on fire, we deserve more than just empty rhetoric. That’s why, before he delivers his State of the Union, I’m calling on President Biden to put in the work and submit his budget and National Security Strategy,” Ernst continued.
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What other politicians have suggested canceling President Biden’s State of the Union speech
Scott Perry, a former House Freedom Caucus Chair Representative, is urging Speaker Mike Johnson to prevent President Biden from delivering his yearly State of the Union speech next month. Perry believes that Republicans should take advantage of the situation to put more pressure on Biden regarding the southern border in light of the chaotic migrant crisis. Perry made these statements during an appearance on Fox Business.
Perry argues that Republicans should use every point of leverage available to them. Since the president comes to speak at the invitation of Congress, and Republicans are in control of the House, Perry sees no reason why they should invite Biden and allow him to propagate his message, while blaming the American people for the crisis he has caused.
House Republicans previously rejected bipartisan legislation supported by Biden to strengthen border security. This rejection came after former President Trump, the party’s front-runner for the 2024 presidency, voiced his opposition to the package. Perry, a retired general of the National Guard, has previously expressed doubts about Biden’s mental competence to serve as the nation’s leader.
Perry’s proposal to prevent Biden from delivering the State of the Union speech would be unprecedented. However, this is not the first time political squabbles have clouded the yearly address. In 2019, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi postponed then-President Trump’s speech due to a partial government shutdown. Weeks later, Trump finally made his speech, but Pelosi did not introduce him.
Since assuming office in 2021, Republicans in the chamber have publicly mocked Biden in previous speeches. Perry is not the only one suggesting canceling Biden’s speech this year. Senator Joni Ernst has also demanded that the event be canceled if Biden fails to provide a comprehensive budget to Congress.
The White House has consistently dismissed concerns about the president’s mental competence. It remains to be seen how Speaker Mike Johnson will respond to Perry’s urging to prevent Biden from delivering the State of the Union speech. The ongoing political tensions suggest that this year’s address may not proceed smoothly.
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