Addressing the new Republican House speaker, Mr Biden said: “Speaker, I don’t want to ruin your reputation, but I look forward to working with you.”
Biden’s State of the Union address is being viewed as a blueprint for a potential re-election bid in 2024, which he is expected to announce soon.
Kevin Owen McCarthy is the 55th and current speaker of the United States House of Representatives, who was elected to the post on January 7 this year.
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