Hollywood and media reporters heaped praise on President Biden for his recent speech Thursday evening.
Filmmaker Rob Reiner tweeted “Thank God we have a real President. It makes you cry.”
Thank God we have a real President. It makes you cry.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) March 12, 2021
Bette Midler tweeted “Great speech from #JoeBiden! Full of truth, hope, empathy and determination. We ARE goIng to beat this thing!”
Great speech from #JoeBiden! Full of truth, hope, empathy and determination. We ARE goIng to beat this thing!
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) March 12, 2021
More:
Biden has been open about his admiration for FDR and his speech tonight was obviously channeling the Fireside Chats. Democrats have not governed this way for decades. It’s extraordinary.
— Zachary D. Carter (@zachdcarter) March 12, 2021
Remember in the Trump era, pundits used to declare "tonight Donald Trump became president" after a speech or action? Notice how no one is saying that tonight? That's because Biden has acted like a president since day one, including again powerfully tonight. It's routine.
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) March 12, 2021
among the vivid contrasts with his predecessor in last night’s prime-time speech:
President Trump told Americans “you need me”
President Biden told them “i need you”
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) March 12, 2021
One of the great masterstrokes of Biden's speech tonight was that it was very nearly devoid of the language, us vs. them poison of politics.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) March 12, 2021
Breaking News: “Finding light in the darkness”: In his speech, President Biden offered a hopeful path out of the pandemic, but warned Americans must do their part.https://t.co/8JFnRJ64vK
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 12, 2021
There was nothing not to like about Biden's primetime coronavirus speech. Fox News had an absurd meltdown over it anyway. https://t.co/8mpVjce5TD
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 12, 2021
BIDEN OFFERS OPTIMISM IN SPEECH: Pres. Biden addressed the nation Thursday night urging Americans to get vaccinated and announced all adults will be eligible for the vaccine by May 1—the co-hosts react as former Pres. Trump takes credit for the vaccines. https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/FEejfwAijB
— The View (@TheView) March 12, 2021
President Biden says America is coming back as he memorializes a year of the pandemic.
"When you stop and think about what we've been through over the last year," the speech was a "remarkable sea change from where we were," says former RNC Chair @MichaelSteele. pic.twitter.com/qlIDwXfL9n
— Zerlina on Peacock (@ZerlinaShow) March 12, 2021
Joe Biden just gave the speech that Donald Trump refused to give.
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) March 12, 2021