President Barack Obama made a brief appearance on Facebook on Tuesday (January 12) as he finalized the text of his last State of the Union address.
The president, sitting at his desk, said he was making last minute changes and added touches to his speech.
“There’s a lot of work that still needs to be done,” Obama said, adding that he wanted to make sure that the American people understood his proposals. “We’ve got some big choices ahead,” he said.
Hardly a quiet few hours for the White House in the run up to President Obama’s swan song State of the Union address later on Tuesday.
As the president goes through his final preparations for the speech:
Iran has taken 10 sailors aboard two U.S. Navy boats into custody, although Iran has told the United States that the crew members will be “promptly” returned, U.S. officials said.
And at least 145 congressional Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, are condemning the Obama administration’s immigrant deportation efforts.
Ahead of his final State of the State speech, the White House tweeted that President Barack Obama would share a few thoughts live on Facebook before the event.
Obama’s speech before a joint session of Congress is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET.
The president planned to speak optimistically about America’s future in his speech in Congress, one of his few remaining chances to capture and hold the attention of millions of Americans before the Nov. 8 election of a new president who will take office next January.
The Democratic president will give his final State of the Union address as campaign rhetoric for November’s presidential election intensifies with candidates fighting over illegal immigrants, wage inequality and violence. (Reuters)
