Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) disagreed with President Biden's comments that unfairly targeted Republicans during his State of the Union address Thursday night.
Romney complimented the parts of Biden's speech about foreign policy, specifically his discussions on assisting Ukraine and providing humanitarian aid to Gaza.
However, the senator from Utah did not approve of the way the president addressed domestic policies and criticized GOP lawmakers.
Romney highlighted the "promises" that Biden won't be able to fulfill without Republican support in Congress. He also accused the president of falsely stating that Republican members are discussing cutting entitlement programs.
Romney expressed, "When he delved into domestic policy, it felt like the same old liberal tactics, at least to me," in a video posted on social media following the State of the Union. X, formerly known as Twitter, following the State of the Union.
"He offered more benefits and explained why he plans to crack down on big companies and wealthy individuals, but people are becoming weary of that. They understand that he can't fulfill these promises because they require Republican votes, which he won't receive," Romney stated.
Additionally, Romney stated that some of Biden's criticisms of Republican lawmakers were inaccurate, noting that no GOP member in either chamber has talked about affecting Social Security.
Romney said, "I also think that the jabs at Republicans are likely to miss their mark. He once again alleged that Republicans are going to reduce Social Security, which is simply untrue. Everyone knows that no Republican in the House or Senate is discussing or supporting cuts to Social Security. That's completely off the mark," Romney conveyed in the video.
In the senator's opinion, Biden's biggest error of the night was failing to address the national debt, which surpassed $34 trillion for the first time earlier this year. surpassed Romney expressed, "I believe the biggest mistake was that he never discussed how we would manage the deficit and the debt. But then again, Democrats tend to avoid that topic."
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) disagreed with President Biden's comments that unfairly targeted Republicans during his State of the Union address Thursday night.
