Alexei Navalny: Biden invited Yulia Navalnaya to Congress but she refused

The White House invited Yulia Navalnaya, his widow to attend the speech on the Status of the Nation that the president will deliver However his husband Alexei Navalni said he would not be able to give the “present” in Joe Biden’s speech. The Democratic president, aged 81, will deliver on Thursday before Congress this important annual speech, which takes particular importance a few months before the presidential election, in which he will be nominated. The White House invites citizens and personalities each year, who embody the political priorities of the time and attend the speech alongside the First Lady, in this case on Jill Biden’s side. One of the guests this year is Texan Kate Cox. She had to leave her state to have abortion after learning that the pregnant fetus could not survive. The American president has highlighted defending the right to abortion as a central theme of his re-election campaign. He is also presented as a defender of democracy in the US and in the world, mainly through his support for Ukraine. Joe Biden met with his widow and daughter Alexei Navalni on February 23 in California, and described Putin as “responsible” for the death in custody of Russian opposition leader. The speech on the State of the Nation responds to a claim of the American Constitution, which predicts that the president periodically informs Congress. This constitutional obligation has evolved over time into an important and very formal ritual, allowing the president to expose his priorities by proposing his successes, during a speech that generally lasts more than an hour. This year, Joe Biden also wants to benefit from his speech to ease American concerns over his age and abilities, as expressed in many polls.