Hits and misses from Joe Biden's State of the Union speech

President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night, a speech that came amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine and lagging poll numbers in advance of the 2022 midterm elections.

I watched the speech -- and the reaction to it -- and jotted down some of the best and the worst of the night.

Ever since Ronald Reagan first invited honored guests to the State of the Union, it's been an opportunity for presidents to strike memorable moments in a speech that often feels like a laundry list of policy priorities. Biden's decision to have the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States as a special guest of first lady Jill Biden made for an early high point in his speech as the chamber -- Democrats and Republicans -- rose to their feet to cheer. "We the United States of America stand with the Ukrainian people," Biden said.