among the guests State of the Nation Speech He will give President Joe Biden a nod on Tuesday night to rocker Bono, an activist for immigrants who benefit from the DACA program, and the young man who disarmed a dance hall attacker in Monterey Park, California.
The White House said they were selected “because they embody the problems or issues” that Biden will address in the speech or embody administration policies that work for the American people. President Joe Biden was expected to name several guests.
Here is a partial list of the guests at the speech.
Prohibit:Lead singer of Irish rock group U2, for his activism in the fight against AIDS and other global health campaigns.
oksana markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States. She was invited to deliver last year’s presidential speech shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and she will return this year.
dina branchof Milwaukee, whose son was found to have lead in his blood from contaminated water in his home. The Biden administration wants to replace all of the nation’s major pipes over the next decade.
Mitzi Colin Lopezfrom West Chester, Pennsylvania, is an advocate for people who came to the United States as children without immigrant documents and who have benefited from the program daca (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program).
Doug Griffin, of Newton, New Hampshire, who lost a daughter to a fentanyl overdose. The Biden administration wants to boost efforts to combat the opioid epidemic in the country.
brandon tseof San Marino, California, who disarmed the man responsible for 11 dead in Monterey Park shootingCalifornia, in January.
Rowan and Rodney Wellsmother and stepfather tyre nicholswho died last month after being beaten by police officers in Memphis.
amanda jurawskiof Austin, Texas, who developed sepsis and nearly died due to delayed medical care when she was 18 weeks pregnant due to Texas’ strict abortion ban.
Maurice and Candice Barron, from New York, whose 3-year-old son survived a rare variant of pediatric cancer. Biden wants to draw attention to his initiative to find a cure for cancer.
Lynette BonnerFrom Tuba City, Arizona, a medical company executive looking to build the first cancer center on a Native American reservation.
Kristin Christensen and Avery ColmarFrom Seattle, a mother and daughter who shared their story of caring for her husband and father, a Marine Veteran who was injured in the line of duty.
