He looked more like a party guest than a president on a mission.
One commenter on Xsnarkedat the POTUS, referring to him as a “rotting corpse.”
Biden shot her an exaggeratedly shocked expression as Greene challenged him to say Riley’s name.

It was an awkward start to the evening and put even more pressure on Biden to deliver.
Could he rise to the occasion?
Biden even managed to keep a cool head when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene heckled him about the immigration crisis.

Yes, the president had a couple of verbal bobbles (including the pronunciation of Riley’s name).
But his State of the Union was acknowledged to be energized and commanding.
One supporterravedon X (formerly Twitter): “What a speech!
Not a SINGLE person can possibly call @JoeBiden cognitively impaired now.
I have NEVER been prouder of my country and of my @POTUS than I was TONIGHT!”