10 00 eastern. Im ana cabrera with jose diazbalart bringing you special coverage this morning. President Biden Hitting the road today after a fiery state of the Union Address. This morning it is being called one of the feistiest and most political president ial addresses to congress in recent memory. The president warning of threats to democracy and freedom clashing with republicans in the chamber and taking aim repeatedly at his 2024 rival without once uttering his name. Now my predecessor, a former republican president tells putin, quote, do whatever the hell you want. Thats a quote. Its dangerous and its unacceptable. You guys dont want another 2 trillion tax cut . I kind of thought thats what your plan was. Oh, you dont like that bill, huh . My predecessor and some of you here seek so bury the truth about january 6th. I will not do that. Heres the simple truth. You cant love your country only when you win. [ cheers and applause ] and joining us now from the white house, nbcs aaron gilchrist, also with us, jim messina, Campaign Manager for obama in 2012, former democratic Congressman Max Rose of new york, and Susan Del Percio a republican strategist. Its great to have all of you with us this morning. Aaron, he was fiery. It was a highly political address as well. Was last nights state of the union a preview of his 2024 message as he hits the road today for a Campaign Event in pennsylvania . 100 a preview of what we will see on the road for the president in the days, weeks, and months to come. I think anybody who looked at this speech and thought that it wasnt a campaign speech, youd be hard pressed to find who could look at it with that perspective, especially at the beginning. We saw the president come out and talk about things in a way that you would expect to hear on the Campaign Trail. He was energetic by a lot of estimates, something that surrogates and supporters of President Biden have said they wanted to see from the president. As you noted, he talked a lot about former President Trump without actually using his name, and he mixed it up with republicans in the room, going away from the speech text and addressing republicans in the room as some of them were shouting things toward the president. He talked a lot about Abortion Rights. He talked about the economy. He talked about threats to democracy in this speech. He also went after republicans on some of the issues where he thinks they have deficiencies, b obviously on immigration. We saw a bill not make it through the house after weeks and weeks of negotiations. Tax policy, gun control. He went after former President Trump his competitor in the General Election as we see it for all intents and purposes now. He went after him without actually using his name. I want to play a little bit of some of those clips from the president s 68minute speech. My predecessor came to office to determined to see roe v. Wade overturned. My predecessor failed the most basic president ial duty that he owes to american people. My predecessor and many in this chamber want to take the Prescription Drug away by repealing Affordable Care act. Im not going to let that happen. And ana and jose, i would not be surprised to hear President Biden use trump, call him out by name on the Campaign Trail. He will be at a Campaign Event in pennsylvania today, in georgia tomorrow. The Vice President hitting the road as well, and they are having these Campaign Events over the next several days. There are going to be other members of the Biden Administration, secretaries and other high ranking officials who will be on the road as well, which is typical after the state of the Union Address talking ab the president s policies and successes over the last three years. Ana, jose. Aaron gilchrist in washington. Thank you. The speech was a prominent platform and the president used it, i would argue very effectively. Politico called it the president s tone, in your face. How effective was his tone do you think . Oh, i think it was a big, big moment, a very effective moment for the president. You know, were going to look back at this week and think it was one of the weeks that really defined this election. Trump officially becomes the nominee with nikki haley getting out and then the president lays Last Night A Rationale for the candidacy, a rationale for how hes going to campaign against this guy. And more importantly, where he wants to take this country. If youre a democrat today, you were feeling much better than you were a week ago. You know, congressman rose, a big theme for the president was threats to the democracy, and he took the country back to january 6th, 2021. Lets listen to that. In a literal sense, history is watching. History is watching. Just like history watched three years ago on january 6th when insurrectionists stormed this capital and place add dagger to throw to american income. My predecessor and some of you here seek to bury the truth about january 6th. I will not do that. This is a moment to speak the truth and bury the lies. Heres the simple truth. You cant love your country only when you win. Youve been to several state of the Union Addresses. Your reaction to his messaging, his tone, and how he sort of framed whats at stake in november . Sure, i mean, politically it was a home run, but more importantly than that, ethically each and every statement that we just laid out there is 100 spot on. I mean, the president is connecting january 6th to also the Fight For Freedom abroad. Now, the theatrics associated with this were also fascinating because the speaker of the house gave a message to his caucus to, lets just say be less feisty than theyre normally inclined to be. What occurred as a result of that is that they did not want to applaud anything. They didnt want to cheer for the fact that President Biden aid storming the capitol is wrong when you lose an election. They didnt want to cheer for the fact that President Biden said giving tax cuts to the ultra wealthy is wrong, even when billionaires pay a lower tax rate than nurses and cops and teachers, and just that juxtaposition of them each and every step of the way putting their own politics ahead of what they know is right and what they know is right for the country tells you everything that you need to know about what these next seven months are going to look like and why its so imperative that President Biden wins reelection. Susan, these next months are going to be very intense by all measures. What do you think about how the president handled trump, 2024 rival, without even mentioning him . Oh, spot on. Because he wasnt afraid to go back and say and make a comparison to his predecessor in donald trump. He didnt have to use his name. He just he created the stark difference between the two of them, and what i appreciated about the speech was it was filled with patriotism, and it wasnt doom and gloom, but it also wasnt like everything is so happy and rainbows and unicorns either. That was also good. What stands out the most to me is this was the speech joe biden wanted to give. It was not something that was scripted based on poll numbers. If we go back three months ago to when he spoke at valley form forge on the three Year Anniversary of january 6th, thats how fired up he was then, thats where he was today. He said i am ready to go, this is what i want to say and folks around him gave him the perfect delivery with the speech, the speech they wrote for him. And there were opportunities that he took to do a little ad lib ing here and there, show more of his personal. There was this other striking moment where hes talking about reproductive rights and he basically called out the Supreme Court justices who were right in front of him for overturning roe v. Wade. Lets watch. Many of you in this chamber and my predecessor are promising a pass a national ban on reproductive freedom. My god, what freedom else would you take away . Look, the decision to overturn the roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court majority wrote the following and with all due respect justices, women are not without electoral power. Excuse me, electoral or political power. Youre about to realize just how much. [ cheers and applause ] clearly. So its unusual, right, to see the president confront Supreme Court justices at a state of the Union Address. What do you think, susan, the political calculus was there . I think he wanted to take everyone on and show that that was also the words leading up to that, it was Donald Trumps appointees on the Supreme Court. It was donald trump that made the Abortion Rights disappear for women around this country. So it was a little gutsy, but i think thats what joe biden wanted to do. Again, i think it worked because it was his authentic self delivering it. I think if someone said, oh, President Biden it would be very good if you took on the Supreme Court. The justices, it wouldnt have worked. I think this is something hes wanted to say for a while. It sounds like something he thinks really works with women, and we know the female vote, the suburban voters are really important in the election. My thoughts are on another moment when the president clashed with republicans over the issue of immigration. When challenged he held up a button of lincoln riley, killed allegedly by a recently arrived migrant. Take a listen to this part. Mr. President. Look over here. Mr. President. Good to see you, mr. President. That was when he was entering the congress, but were going to find it. We do have it now . This is the spot when he talks about specifically about laken riley. Im told my predecessor called Members Of Congress in the senate to demand they block the bill. He feels political win it would be a political win for me and a political loser for him. Its not about him. Its not about me. Id be a winner not really laken Riley Lincoln riley, an innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal, thats right. But how many thousands of people are being killed by illegals to her parents i say my heart goes out to you having lost children myself. I understand. What do you think of that moment, max . So just a few minutes after that you saw all of the democrats rise and chant get it done. What they were referring to is not some progressive pillar legislation. They were referring to legislation in the senate led by one of the most conservative members of the senate, jim langford who had said who mouthed during that speech, its true when the president said this will increase border patrol. This will increase judges. This will make the border more secure, and the democrats rise in unison and the republicans sit on their hands. I mean, its astounding on two fronts. Its astounding in the way he has unified the Democratic Party around something that is centrist at best. Second, though, is the way in which the republicans have committed other malpractice and given away this issue of the border because of their refusal to ever put the Country First. Now, that was laid out right there in full form. Now, the president was also ad libbing, and i think that you saw him really showing his political acumen and his political muscle. Thats why whats trending right now on twitter is adderall, all the republicans are claiming that hes hopped up on something because of how energetic he was there last night. So you think specifically going back to that moment when he put up the pin that he got and he talked about laken riley, and he said that she was killed by an illegal and that how many illegals have killed thats a moment, you think, that politically is beneficial to the president . Look, as Speaker Pelosi said in an interview, an unfortunate use of the word, there is absolutely no doubt, but looking at the political effort writ large to go on the offense, we have got to learn from tom suozzis win in the special election two weeks ago. We cannot sit back as democrats and say the border is just a weakness of ours and were going to change the subject. You have to take the issue head on and go after the Republican Party for being intransient and never putting the Country First and never supporting bipartisan compromise. But the word going into using the word an illegal, like that shows a generational difference between joe biden, his age, and a lot of other people in the room, and folks like all of us around the table, we jump up when we hear it because we know thats just bidens generation. So thats the stuff he has to watch because thats what makes him not relatable to Younger Voters and to people who are working, middle class or just trying to get by. Jen, did the president do what he needs to do and address questions about whether hes ready for four more years . He really did, ana, and none of us are talking about age this morning because of the fiery performance, because of how well he did, and i agree with max, hes now on the offense on issues like immigration. Hes on the offense on his age and on his experience and he has The Other Side on defense this morning, and this is just a very big change. So i think you come out of this with the country look at the overnight poll numbers about the percentage of people who think he shares their values. He made Real Progress in things he has to do as we kick off this General Election. Jim messina, thank you so much for being here with us. Congressman rose, Susan Del Percio you guys will be back in just a minute. Up next, how republicans tried to counter President Bidens state of the Union Address, was their message successful . What we can read from speaker johnsons range of reactions last night. Its getting a lot of attention. With new jobs numbers out this morning, how biden took on the state of a top issue for voters, the economy. And reaction from voters to his address. Did he do enough to confront some of his political weaknesses. Youre watching special coverage on msnbc, and were back in just 60 seconds. On msnbc, and were back in just 60 seconds with nurtec odt, i can treat a migraine when it strikes and prevent migraine attacks, all in one. Dont take if allergic to nurtec. Allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. Most common side effects were nausea, indigestion, and stomach pain. Ask about nurtec odt. Welcome back. An intense response from the Republican Party, alabama senator katie britt delivering the official gop rebuttal from the state of the union from her kitchen table. She hit on the southern border, the fentanyl crisis, and making this pointed swipe at the president. Our Commander In Chief is not in command. The free world deserves better than a dithering and diminished leader. Just ask yourself, are you better off now than you were three years ago . Back with us, former democratic congressman from new york, max rose and republican strategist Susan Del Percio. Your reaction to the senators remarks and the contrast that there was between her and the president . I mean, those total extremes, that was unbelievable, to shift from, you know, were on the precipice of a cataclysmic end to Human Society and then to sit back and try to act as if shes your normal neighbor, it didnt work. It was one of the worst state of the Union Responses weve ever seen. Bobby jindal and marco rubio are so happy today because everyone said those were the two worst responses ever. Ultimately, look, the last time a democrat ran for reelection as president of the United States was 12 years ago, and it is strikingly similar what is happening right now, which is the democrats do some bedwetting, they say oh, my god, we have to assert our own agenda, whats going on . Whats going on, and then if we do it right, though, we reclaim the middle and we talk about the clear juxtaposition with The Other Side. The clear juxtaposition that The Other Side does not have any proactive plans for the future, and they are against bipartisan compromise, and that is really where the Biden Campaign staked their ground yesterday, and in the response you saw, when they do that, theres nothing to say except lies and weird appeals to emotion. I will say one of the most intense and perhaps most memorable parts of her address, susan, was when she talked about a trip down to the border where she says she spoke with a woman who had been sex trafficked by the cartel at the age of 12. Heres part of that moment. She told me not just that she was raped every day but how many times a day she was raped. The cartels put her on a mattress in a shoe box of a room and they sent men through that door over and over again. Re