"Republicans and cable news pundits had claimed that Joe Biden would prove to be a doddering old man incapable of making it up the stairs to the podium— much less delivering a coherent speech.
"President Biden gave a muscular speech that directly challenged Trump, MAGA extremism, the denial of reproductive liberty to women, tax cuts for millionaires, and efforts to cut Social Security and Medicare. He challenged Republicans to stand up for Ukraine and condemn the insurrectionists of January 6."
"Washington Post’s headline from Thursday morning did not age well.
Leigh Ann Caldwell and Theodoric Meyer wrote a 'pre-analysis' of the State of the Union address under the headline, Biden’s SOTU challenge: Old-man vibes. This article is available to all and you can express your feelings to the reporters by sending emails to the journalists at leighann.caldwell@washpost.com and theodoric.meyer@washpost.com."