What the hell was that? A mess of false equivocations, pan handling, and calling Americans bigots.

His speech aimed to draw a link between the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel and he urged Congress to take action and pass an aid package supporting both nations.

Biden didn’t actually say how much he was seeking in extra funding, but is expected to be asking for $100bn.

Notable quotes from his speech include:

• “Hamas and Putin represent different threats, but they share this in common: they both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy.”

• “If we don’t stop Putin’s appetite for power and control in Ukraine he won’t limit himself to Ukraine.”