SOME REPUBLICANS THINK BIDEN DID TOO MUCH YELLING AT SOTU

For Democrats, Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday night was proof the 81-year-old president is alive, well and able to deliver an energetic 70-minute speech to a joint session of Congress. But to some Republicans who’ve called him everything short of a walking corpse, Biden’s election-year address to the nation was too vigorous.

“THIS IS LIKE A SHOUTING MATCH, EVERY LINE IS BEING SHOUTED,” former President Donald Trump roared on Truth Social during Biden’s speech — which, save for one glaring exception, were on-message and relatively blunder-free.

“Wow! They over medicated him! Angry, confused, and yelling,” tweeted Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), in remarks that reflected the right-wing spin on Biden’s remarks. (Jackson, the White House physician for Trump, might know something about overmedicating.) Disgraced former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who was booted from the House in a historic vote for numerous ethics violations and alleged criminal conduct but is apparently now seeking a do-over — called Biden “a weak, frail president” who “deliver[ed] spin and lies to the American people from inside the chambers.”

The president was, indeed, letting it rip Thursday night. He was loud. He yelled a bit. He shot back at his hecklers, including a boisterous Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Republicans who booed him on the subject of immigration. He was also in his element after the speech, gabbing with lawmakers, taking selfies and even promising to call a representative’s mom. The general consensus from much of the chattering class was that Biden exceeded expectations, even if a solid State of the Union address doesn’t normally provide much an electoral bump.

Biden managed to touch on his age toward the end