State of the Union 2024: House Republicans blast Biden’s ‘campaign rally’ as political theater 

Published March 8, 2024 1:37am ET



House Republicans walked away from President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address feeling as if they attended a campaign rally, calling the speech “shameful” and comparing the energy in the House chamber to a “high school gymnasium.”

Biden delivered his third State of the Union address before Congress on Thursday, facing several instances of thunderous applause from Democrats, heckling from Republicans, and even shouting from attendees that resulted in one arrest of a guest.

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