ABC Praises SOTU: 'Great Night' for Biden, Tapped 'Old-Time Religion'

Nicholas Fondacaro | March 8, 2024
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ABC’s post-State of the Union analysis made it very clear how hard the network was going to work to help get President Biden get reelected in November. Chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl and senior national correspondent Terry Moran did a lot of the cheerleading for President Biden’s bitter and angry screed at the American people.

World News Tonight anchor David Muir teed Karl up to gush about how often Biden took on former President Trump in his speech. “Jon it was very striking. Taking on Donald Trump but not my name. How many times did he say ‘predecessor’ tonight?” he wondered.

Karl proclaimed: “This was a great night for Joe Biden.” And despite the address being highly political, something that wouldn’t have sat well with them if the parties were reversed, he loved it.

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