Obama to visit Nebraska, Louisiana post-State of the Union

The White House said Friday that one seat in the First Lady’s box “will be left empty for the victims of gun violence who no longer have a voice”.

“If I’m elected POTUS, there’ll be an empty seat for the over 50 million unborn children killed since Roe”, Cruz tweeted, using the “#Stand4Life” hashtag.

He also teases there will be more social media involvement during the event.

President Obama is making large efforts to dedicate his a year ago in office to taking executive action on gun control.

President Barack Obama says his final State of the Union address will focus on the “big things” he thinks will make the country stronger and more prosperous.

President Obama will hit the road after his final State of the Union address to amplify his message that the nation has improved under his leadership.

Barden, a managing director of the non-profit Sandy Hook Promise, introduced Obama on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., where the president outlined plans to increase pressure on informal gun sellers to obtain federal licenses and conduct background checks. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Tuesday that Republican South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will deliver the GOP response to the State of the Union address.

This will be the President’s second visit to Nebraska since he was elected.

The president’s senior aides have cast Obama’s upcoming State of the Union as “nontraditional”, but post-speech trips have been anything but.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a potential vice-presidential candidate, will give the Republican response.