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oe Biden used his State of the Union to tout his economic accomplishments, express his optimism for the future, and urge Republicans to work with him.
However, many Republicans took the opportunity to point out that some of the claims he made in his speech on Tuesday night did not stack up.
Eric Schmitt, senator for Missouri, said: ‘I think it was a state of delusion, not a State of the Union speech.’
Former President Donald Trump added: ‘The good news is we are going to reverse every single crisis, calamity and disaster that Joe Biden has created.
‘I am running for President to end the destruction of our country and to complete the unfinished business of Making America Great Again.’
Here’s a look at some of Biden’s questionable claims.
Claims credit for 12M new jobs (but ignores COVID rebound)
President Biden said: ‘As I stand here tonight, we have created a record 12 million new jobs, more jobs created in two years than any president has ever created in four years.’
Biden has indeed created 12 million new jobs – but jobs created are not normally measured in two years.
The tally is per presidency: Bill Clinton created 18.6 million over his two terms, and Ronald Reagan had 16.5 million.
