I'm still confused why this State of the Union was delayed so long. It feels incredibly late to me.
Just to make sure I wasn't just crazy...It is late. Though not the latest (Biden's 2021 speech was in late April and the 2022 March 1st) so that's kind of been the Biden trend, but prior to that the latest speech was the end of February by Trump. All previous ones were held January-February sometime. Just...odd timing?
I presume wanting to try and make progress on the Israel-Gaza and Houthi-ships fiascos internationally played-in to this year's delay. The Israel one doesn't look likely, even as much as Biden and the State Department very clearly want it to be, and I'd guess right now that the Houthis will go unmentioned (I may be wrong).
Hoping a Ukraine-aid breakthrough happened might have been part of it. And/or the border stuff that was connected to it before it wasn't. Dunnow what the speeches emphasis is going to be on either of those beyond 'Congress and Republicans need to address this instead of delaying'.
Probly another side-motivation was waiting to see if Trump verdicts or evidence came down in the various court cases--those would be solid PR things to be able to emphasize in the speech. But Georgia got sidetracked onto the prosecutor's sex shenanigans and another got held by SCOTUS pending them hearing it, and I don't know the staus of the other...two? three? But I don't think they're set to offer anything soon, so that's probably a hanging thread that won't/can't be pulled.
We shall see, I suppose.