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US President Joe Biden took his reelection message to a raft of key swing states Friday (8 March), buoyed by a combative, well-received State of the Union address that savaged rival Donald Trump.
Democrat Biden heads to Pennsylvania on Friday and Georgia on Saturday as the campaign for November's White House rematch with Republican former president Trump starts in earnest.
Next week the 81-year-old Biden heads to New Hampshire on Monday, Wisconsin on Wednesday and Michigan on Thursday, as he rides the momentum from his primetime speech.
Biden on Thursday launched one of the most scorching addresses ever seen from the podium of the House of Representatives, transforming what used to be a somber set-piece occasion into a raucous political rally.
He repeatedly attacked Trump for "bowing down" to Russian President Vladimir Putin and being a threat to US democracy, while assailing Republican lawmakers in the chamber as the former president's stooges.
The aim was also to ease concerns of skeptical voters about his age, with America's oldest president bringing the fight in an energetic performance that saw him spar with Republicans in exchanges sprinkled with jokes.
Flush with cash from donors, Biden's team said he would now campaign in every battleground state during March as he seeks to get the message across to voters.
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