President Joe Biden delivered his last State of the Union (SOTU) address on Thursday before the U.S. election, to sharpen distinctions with Donald Trump on the economy and taxes on the rich, and to ease voter concerns about his age.

During the address, Biden repeatedly criticized former president Trump for, in his view, "bowing down" to Russia, failing to care about COVID-19 and papering over the Jan. 6 Capitol assault, making his case for re-election in 2024.

Biden, speaking before a joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate, opened his remarks with a direct criticism of Trump for comments inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade other NATO nations if they did not spend more on defence.

He also stressed America's global leadership role and cited U.S. support for Ukraine and Israel as examples. Biden added that he has directed the U.S. military to lead an emergency mission to establish a temporary pier in the Mediterranean on the coast of Gaza. This is for the purpose of Gazans to be able to receive large shipments of food, water and medicine.

Other topics he spoke about included health care (including reproductive health), the economy, education, and more.

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