Political strategist Mike Madrid and crisis communications expert Susan Del Percio join Ron Steslow to discuss Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address:

(01:56) Overall responses to the speech

(20:29) The response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

(39:59) Should Biden focus on domestic policy or Ukraine heading toward the midterms?

(47:01) Biden’s Unity Agenda

(51:30) Iowa Gov. Kim Reynold’s Republican Response to the State of the Union

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