Speaker Johnson drops video with pointed message to Biden hours before State of the Union

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FIRST ON FOX: House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is putting out a prebuttal to President Biden’s State of the Union address hours before the commander in chief heads to Capitol Hill.

Johnson released a new video Thursday morning, which runs for about a minute and a half, highlighting the crises that have plagued the U.S. through much of Biden’s time in the White House.

The House speaker also took a shot at Biden in a statement to Fox News Digital, calling for a "real leader" in the White House.

"The State of the Union address will offer the American people an opportunity to hear directly from the president – a rare occurrence during his tenure in office," Johnson said.

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"In just three years, President Biden’s policies have rapidly accelerated American decline on every issue from the economy to national security and foreign policy. The American people don’t need empty words on a page for a reset. We need better policies and a real leader," he added.

The video is a collection of news clips and sound bites that begins with Biden declaring that "the state of the union is strong."

It then flits through anchors and pundits describing the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, both with the swell