UAW President Praises Biden While Criticizing Trump After State of the Union Address
• UAW president Shawn Fain reiterated his support for President Biden after being referenced in the State of the Union address. Fain attended as a White House guest.
• Fain contrasted Biden's history of "serving people" with Trump's history of "serving himself." The UAW endorsed Biden in January.
• In the address, Biden went after former president Trump multiple times, days after Trump's last major rival Nikki Haley dropped out of the 2024 GOP primary race.
• House Speaker Mike Johnson voiced disapproval of Biden's "fiery and energetic" speech, admitting he had trouble keeping a straight face due to his disagreement.
• Johnson stated that neither he nor the American people liked the speech, as evidenced by his inability to hide his negative facial expressions in reaction.