President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address amid growing calls from Democrats for his administration to take a more assertive stance on the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Biden arrived at the Capitol with a response: He announced a U.S. military operation to establish a temporary port in Gaza to facilitate the distribution of aid while making a direct statement to Israel that “the only real solution is a two-state solution.”
The announcement comes as Biden faces backlash in early primary states over his Israel-Gaza policies, with Democrats filing protest “uncommitted” votes at the ballot box — a movement that at least one member of Congress, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, has backed.