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David Smith in Washington

Joe Biden came out swinging at his State of the Union address – will it be enough?

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Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address on 7 March. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Would it be a withered old man or a human dynamo? Would it be a rambling, gaffe-prone politician or an inspiring leader touched with fire? Would it be Geriatric Joe or Dark Brandon?

Within the first few minutes of Thursday’s State of the Union address in Washington, millions of Americans had their answer. Joe Biden, 81, had brought the fight.

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