Jill Biden attended the 2023 State of the Union Address on Tuesday, opting for jewel tones.
The president also discussed foreign policy issues after a spy balloon from China was shot down, and touched on the war in Ukraine. This marked the first speech Biden has given to Congress since Republicans officially took the majority in the House of Representatives on Jan. 3.at the U.S. Capitol. The president was joined in the dais by Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.
The annual State of the Union Speech address brings together the three branches of government as the president makes the case for his agenda and the strength of the nation. First Lady Jill Biden was joined in the gallery box by Bono, who became a Kennedy Center Honoree in December; Brandon Tsay, who disarmed a gunman at a Monterey Park, California, shooting; the family of Tyre Nichols; Navajo Nation member Lynette Bonar, and small business owner, Paul Sarzoza.
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