Joe Biden Didn’t Mince Words for Republicans in Fiery State of the Union

Porter Cries “Rigged” • Haley’s Last Dance • Trump’s “Fascist Movement” [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Joe Biden Didn’t Mince Words for Republicans in Fiery State of the Union Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Joe Biden did not have an easy task last night—but, by Eric Lutz’s [account](, the president largely delivered. In his widely-anticipated State of the Union Address Thursday, Biden bashed Donald Trump and ad-libbed gracefully in the face of GOP jeers. And while none of this is sure to erase concerns about his age, Lutz writes, “it was certainly the kind of Biden the public should see more of.” Meanwhile, Joe Hagan [delivers]( a dispatch from South Carolina on Nikki Haley’s ill-fated presidential campaign, which, he writes, “proved how lonely the center of American politics really is.” Now, with all her hard-earned political capital, a stark question hangs over the former UN ambassador: “Might we see Nikki Haley give Trump a passing grade and rejoin the MAGA movement?” Elsewhere, Senator Brian Schatz joins Brian Stelter on the [latest episode]( of Inside the Hive to discuss Donald Trump’s “fascist movement,” which he thinks could be the death knell for democracy if Trump retakes the White House. Plus, Bess Levin [catches]( North Carolina’s lieutenant governor saying he wants to “go back to the America where women couldn’t vote.” Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, People, Person, Adult, Accessories, Formal Wear, Tie, and Electrical Device]( [Joe Biden Didn’t Mince Words for Republicans in Fiery State of the Union]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The president tore into Donald Trump and clapped back against GOP jeers, while attempting to address concerns about his age head-on. “The issue facing our nation isn’t how old we are,” he said. “It’s how old our ideas are.”]( [Read more button](   [Nikki Haley’s Last Dance (Or, the Hillary Clinton of It All)]( By [Joe Hagan]( [With Haley backed into a lonely centrist corner by Donald Trump, it was never clear what she stood for, even when she invoked identity politics.]( [Read more button](   [Senator Brian Schatz Explains What Donald Trump’s “Fascism” Would Mean for America]( By [Brian Stelter]( [The Hawaii Democrat sounds the alarm as the former president makes another run at the White House.]( [Read more button](   [Surprise: Trump’s Pick for North Carolina Governor Wants to “Go Back to the America Where Women Couldn’t Vote”]( By [Bess Levin]( [Mark Robinson, who won the GOP nomination on Tuesday, has also quoted Hitler, said he doesn’t trust Muslims, questioned the 1969 moon landing, and said women who breastfeed in public are “shameless attention hogs.”]( [Read more button](   [Katie Porter Doubles Down on Claim Her Election Loss Was “Rigged”]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [After losing the California Senate primary, the Democratic congresswoman employed somewhat Trumpian language to air out her grievances.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast