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President Joe Biden’s visit to Florida today as part of his post-State of the Union travel comes as he is seemingly gearing up for a 2024 reelection bid. In his speech Tuesday, he repeatedly made calls to “finish the job” and sparred with Republicans over funding for Medicare and Social Security.
Biden didn’t specifically name Florida Sen. Rick Scott — or any Republican — in the speech, but he did Wednesday, during a trip to Wisconsin, and Scott has been defending a proposal he made last year that Congress reauthorize or sunset all legislation every five years. Biden notes that that means entitlements could be shut down if there’s a standoff. Scott stood by that proposal and said Biden actually made a similar proposal when he was a senator from Delaware. Scott’s Senate campaign is running an ad in Florida accusing Biden of “improperly [using] a loophole to dodge half a million dollars in taxes” and saying that he should resign.
