The address is being made the day after Mr. Biden returns from a trip to Israel in which he expressed support following the October 7 Hamas attack, and it also comes as he gets ready to request a joint $100 billion package from Congress.
On Thursday, The White House announced that U.S. President Joe Biden will discuss the war between Israel and Hamas and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in a primetime speech.
At 8 p.m. (0000 GMT), Mr. Biden will address the country from the Oval Office, where presidents have historically spoken at moments of great national significance.
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre released a statement saying, “President Biden will address the nation tomorrow to discuss our response to Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israel and Russia’s ongoing brutal war against Ukraine.”
The speech is being made the day after Mr. Biden returns from a trip to Israel in which he expressed support for the country following the Hamas attack on October 7 and in anticipation of his request to Congress for a joint $100 billion plan that would fund Israel, Ukraine, and the southern border of the United States.
In Tel Aviv on Wednesday, Democratic Senator Joe Biden announced that later this week, he would approach Congress to request an “unprecedented support package for Israel’s defense.”
The lack of a speaker in the House of Representatives for more than two weeks has paralyzed the U.S. Congress.
Furthermore, hard-line Republican Jim Jordan’s quest for speaker of the House was denied by U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday for a second time.
However, the measure aims to avoid congressional gridlock and bring together Republicans who want funding to enhance controls on the southern border with Mexico and Democrats who have been calling for more aid for Ukraine for weeks.
The law is also anticipated to include support for Taiwan, the democratic nation that is self-governing and that China claims and has not ruled out using force to annex.
Recently, Mr. Biden called important friends to reassure them that the United States will continue to support Ukraine militarily, despite the White House’s warning that if Congress refuses additional funding, the aid would stop in months.
In September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Congress to persuade Republicans to continue providing aid and support to help his nation repel an invasion by Russia.
