US President Joe Biden will try out his 2024 campaign message in front of the nation on Tuesday, when he delivers the annual State of the Union address.
Although he has yet to officially announce his re-election run, Mr Biden has hinted that he intends to do so and has started the year with a sharper tone against Republicans at campaign-style events.
His address to a joint session of Congress is a chance to promote his achievements and contrast himself with his opponents before tens of millions of voters.
“Getting ready,” Mr Biden tweeted on Monday evening, alongside a picture of some half-eaten cookies and a draft of the speech.
He will deliver his third address to Congress under very different political circumstances than his first two, although he is riding high after two recent headline-grabbing events.
On Friday, the US reported a jobs report that exceeded expectations, and on Saturday the US military took down a claimed Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina.
