On key issues at home the economy, immigration, and reproductive rights the type of issues youd expect to hear in an election year. Biden set out his achievements and whats next for his presidency. He also took aim at his likely republican opponent in november, former President Donald Trump, without mentioning him by name. And it was clear that the president saw his speech notjust as a state of the Union Address but also an address about the State Of The World and americas role at the centre of it. History is watching. United states walks away, it will put ukraine at risk. Europe is at risk. The free world will be at risk, and modern others to do what they wish, to do us harm. My what they wish, to do us harm. My message to president putin, who have known for a long time, is simple. We will not walk away. Cheering. I have had many of my republican and democratic friends say that china is on the rise. And america is falling behind. Theyve got it backwards. The leadership, i say this. Humanitarian assistance cannot be a secondary consideration or a bargaining chip. Protecting and saving innocent lives has to be a parody. As we look to the future, the only real solution to the situation is a two State Solution over time. Cheering. With me is barbara starr, Senior Fellow at the Usc Annenberg school of Communications Leadership and policy and veteran pentagon correspondent. Very good to have you with us again. Barbara, everyone is analysing what the President Biden had to say on stage. Especially with regards to israel. I want to play you something that was said off stage, and get your take on it. Take a lesson. Speaks Indistinctly . Presindent biden saying he would have a come tojesus with Prime Minister netanyahu, bibi. There is no such thing as off the record on a state of the union night. What you think the contours of that would look like . ~. ,. , contours of that would look like . ~. , i. ~ contours of that would look like . ~. , ~. , like . What you think he meant b that . Like . What you think he meant by that . Front like . What you think he meant by that . Front and like . What you think he meant by that . Front and centre, like . What you think he meant by that . Front and centre, the | by that . Front and centre, the president is pressing the israelis on the issue of aid and assistance and civilian casualties. The whole idea i think is to get an immediate ceasefire, to get more alien, to get the hostages out of there. So far the immediate ceasefire does not appear to be going anywhere. Release of hostages, we had a lot of mixed reports but it does not seem like it is imminent at this point. On more aid, this is now a crisis. Theres been no accountability, most Aid Organisations will tell you, children are dying of starvation, people are dying by the hundreds, if not more due to combat from the situation, due to starvation and illness, lack of healthcare, lack of basic food and water. Getting more aid in Front And Centre and the president unveiled his latest idea of sort of maritime asset to supplement the air drops and try and bring some aid and by ships from the sea into gaza. Aid and by ships from the sea into gaza into gaza. Touching on the announcement into gaza. Touching on the announcement about into gaza. Touching on the announcement about a into gaza. Touching on the announcement about a seaport to be set up after gaza, for the pentagon operationally, how do they go about this and how much of a challenge visit . It is of a challenge visit . It is auoin of a challenge visit . It is going to of a challenge visit . It is going to be of a challenge visit . It is going to be very of a challenge visit . It is going to be very tough. L of a challenge visit . If 3 going to be very tough. Already today the pentagon has set about 1,000 us troops will be devoted to trying to build the floating pier and the causeway that will run to the gaza sure and also be devoted to facilitating getting that aid into gaza on the same time it is not a combat operation, no boots on the ground in gaza, that old cliche. What talking, hundreds of us troops very close again, very much involved in that and it is a combat. What are we looking at . Were at the possibility of the reality, actually, of the backup that these forces will need. They will need security, they will need overhead from aircraft and satellites, reconnaissance and surveillance, intelligence gathering. They will need to know where the israelis are and where hamas is. Very importantly, the need to know where civilians are and they are to have a Rescue Capability if us troops get into trouble because they will in fact be very close to the shore of gaza. � ,. ,. , very close to the shore of gaza. � ,. ,. , gaza. Lets zoom out a little bit on this. Gaza. Lets zoom out a little bit on this. What gaza. Lets zoom out a little bit on this. What does gaza. Lets zoom out a little bit on this. What does this l gaza. Lets zoom out a little l bit on this. What does this say about the fact that the administration has chosen to go this route, essentially taking matters into our enhancement comes to getting aid and as opposed to using diplomatic channels, powers of persuasion to try and ensure that israel is able to get more aid and . What is that say about the relationship between the us and speaking to netanyahu . Speaking to netanyahu . Right, i think it is tough, speaking to netanyahu . Right, i think it is tough, isnt speaking to netanyahu . Right, i think it is tough, isnt it . Think it is tough, isnt it . There is a complete global understanding that they cant wait for that. Everyone who does agree that the way to get massive amounts of, the largest amounts of aid into gaza is overland. Forthe amounts of aid into gaza is overland. For the israelis to open up Crossing Points into the and facilitate massive Truck Convoys coming in literally every day with hundreds and hundreds of trucks into gaza with aid and assistance, medicine, food, water that so desperately needed. But is really so far are not doing that, no indication they will. Maybe biden can persuade netanyahu but he has not been able to do that yet. So were having air drops which are very minimal, sadly, but needed, and this new initiative, but it is may still take up to 60 days to build that floating port, because latent port into gaza, 60 days, and children are dying of starvation already. fin and children are dying of starvation already. On that oint, starvation already. On that point, briefly, starvation already. On that point, briefly, If Starvation already. On that point, briefly, if You Starvation already. On that point, briefly, if you dontl point, briefly, if you dont mind, in regards to efforts for a temporary ceasefire was something President Biden could not come to the podium and tout. Any thoughts on whether that option might be about a ceasefire being likely anytime soon . It ceasefire being likely anytime soon . ,. , ceasefire being likely anytime soon . ,. , ceasefire being likely anytime soon . ,. , soon . It appears to be very much tied soon . It appears to be very much tied to soon . It appears to be very much tied to the soon . It appears to be very much tied to the notion soon . It appears to be very much tied to the notion of. Soon . It appears to be very i much tied to the notion of the hostage release. The us has had moments of being fairly hopeful in recent days that they have made progress on this very quietly, top Us Intelligence officials are still talking to their counterparts in the region, they hope to make progress, but were seeing it yet. Progress, but were seeing it et. ,. ,. , yet. Barbara starr, Senior Fellow at yet. Barbara starr, Senior Fellow at the yet. Barbara starr, Senior Fellow at the us yet. Barbara starr, Senior Fellow at the us the yet. Barbara starr, Senior Fellow at the us the Annenberg School of communications, leadership and policy and bat pentagon correspondent. Good to talk to you, as ever. Thank you. Another country that featured in the us president s speech china. I spoke with democratic congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of illinois. Hes the Ranking Member on the House Select Committee on china. Congressmen, thank you for joining us again on bbc news. This Editing Address is now being digested. Some people have reacted to it, calling it a campaign speech. Have reacted to it, calling it a campaign speech. What you make of that a campaign speech. What you make of that assessment . I l make of that assessment . I think it was the presentation of the contrast in positions the president has taken and people on the other side have taken a number of issues whether it is ukraine or the border, orwhether whether it is ukraine or the border, or whether it is what i want to live and work people are embraced, with people of diverse backgrounds and come together and do great things or is it one where people are either raised and we practice xenophobia and we discriminate otherised. I think thats the hope of set of contrasts he was glinting last night. [30 the hope of set of contrasts he was glinting last night. Was glinting last night. Do you think it was was glinting last night. Do you think it was a was glinting last night. Do you think it was a speech was glinting last night. Do you think it was a speech with was glinting last night. Do you think it was a speech with an l think it was a speech with an eye on the election and going head to head with donald trump . Sure. I think that the extent that the agenda that we are facing right now in congress is an issue even in the president ial election, i do think that making it clear what the choices are probably serves both purposes. Unfortunately, what we have found out very quickly is that theres been benefit from publication of the Republican Caucus donald trump, essentially what he says dont do a broader deal because that would provide a win tojoe biden and people on the other side listen to him, unfortunately there is a merging of the president ial contest and the Republican Caucus. In other words, contest and the Republican Caucus. In otherwords, it appears that the interests of his Residential Campaign over the interests of the constituents and thats wrong. I want to touch a little bit on some of the fine policy that was spoken about in that speech, including on china. Resident biden saying, quote, the us is in a stronger position to win the competition for the 21st century against china or anyone else, for that matter. What do you think beijing will be taking away from last nights speech . The . From last nights speech . They would say from last nights speech . They would say he from last nights speech . They would say he is from last nights speech . They would say he is right. From last nights speech . They would say he is right. They would say he is right. They know the us economy is ascending. They know that our economy is growing, it is resilient, and that whatever they have been doing with regard to the economy has not been working. Their own economies is sputtering, as you know. They have 25 youth unemployment, they have a demographic problem in the population is getting much older and much is going to start, the population is falling over time. And there is a crisis of confidence at the grassroots in Economic Leadership of the country. In light of all those problems, i think they probably think that joe biden is right. I think they probably think that joe biden is right. Joe biden is right. I want to touch on joe biden is right. I want to touch on a joe biden is right. I want to touch on a bill joe biden is right. I want to touch on a bill that joe biden is right. I want to touch on a bill that youve i touch on a bill that youve introduced which would force by dance, the company Owning Tiktok to sell the reassuring platform will be banned in the us. ~ , platform will be banned in the us. ,. ,. , us. Why is it dangerous . There are two reasons. Us. Why is it dangerous . There are two reasons. Beholden us. Why is it dangerous . There are two reasons. Beholden to i are two reasons. Beholden to the Chinese Communist party, is required by the chinese laws, specifically the National Security laws, to provide access to american user data upon its request. The second issue which is even more hideous is that bytedance routinely manipulates the argument of tiktok to suppress content that is critical of the ccp and amplify content that is favourable to the ccp. And now that has become well documented. After yesterdayss stance that bytedance and tiktok pulled to try to interfere and a vote in congress on the very bill that you are talking about, it has been clear that too many legislators that this legislation is necessary. The start was very simple. They basically used the app to geo locate minor children she call Correctional Officers to spread misinformation about legislation. Our offices were flooded with calls from case asked the question, what is the congressmen, what is congress . They had no idea what was going on and of course their parents did neither. This caused the house energy and Commerce Committee to the unanimously, 150 in committee to the unanimously, 15 0 in favour of this legislation. 150 in favour of this legislation. 150 in favour of this legislation. 150 in favour of this leaislation. ~. ,. ,. , legislation. What that does show there legislation. What that does show there is legislation. What that does show there is young legislation. What that does| show there is young people becoming very engaged in a political topic which is not always the case. Tiktok is a way of life are many young people. Way of life are many young eole. , way of life are many young heole. ,. , people. Do you understand their concerns . People. Do you understand their concerns . I people. Do you understand their concerns . I definitely people. Do you understand their concerns . I definitely dont concerns . I definitely dont want to see tiktok go down, i dont want to see people not be able to enjoy the content on tiktok. However, the ownership of tiktok via bytedance is deeply problematic and that is why we have arrived at this bill that requires the divestment of tiktok by bytedance. This is not without precedent. We done this before with regard to grinder, the Popular Lgbtio dating site. At one point that was owned by a Chinese Company but because it possessed sensitive personal data about military and government officials in the Us Government officials in the Us Government and military, the American Administration require the chinese to divest that app and they did. There was no change whatsoever to the User Experiences of americans and thats exactly whats going to happen with tiktok. But thats exactly whats going to happen with tiktok. Thats exactly whats going to happen with tiktok. But we know how critical happen with tiktok. But we know how critical and happen with tiktok. But we know how critical and sensitive happen with tiktok. But we know how critical and Sensitive Data how critical and Sensitive Data can be. Critics might say here in america are, for example, with us social media giants it comes to meta for example owning facebook, instagram and whatsapp, one also cut down on us social media giants . Lode whatsapp, one also cut down on us social media giants . We have to do all of us social media giants . We have to do all of the us social media giants . We have to do All Of The Above us social media giants . We have to do All Of The Above we us social media giants . We have to do All Of The Above we have i to do All Of The Above we have to do All Of The Above we have to start with this. Why . This is a unique social media company. It is a social media app company. It is a social media app that is controlled by a foreign adversary, namely the Chinese Communist party. And we can hopefully work on those other issues, but as a start, we can agree that this has to be addressed right away. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, thank you for being with us again on bbc news. ~ being with us again on bbc news. , ~ ,. , Foreign Policy was a key part of the address, but coming just days after super tuesday, major domestic issues were also top of the agenda. Biden touted his economic record, citing 50 year low unemployment rates and a Record Number of americans starting Small Businesses since he came to office, claiming that the us economy is now the envy of the world. And in a preview of what to expect from his campaign, President Biden touched on reproductive rights, january 6th and immigration laws. Many of you in this chamber and