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Matt Cartwright: “I expect Joe Biden to be himself. You know, he's, I like to…”

Featuring: Matt Cartwright, Democratic | Former U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 8

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Det. Gilmartin attends State of the Union as Rep. Cartwright's guest

Published | Video Starts at 03:29

… is a police officer, a patrolman in Scranton who was killed in the line of duty. And that's why his name is on the wall at the memorial. But tonight I expect Joe Biden to be himself. You know, he's, I like to see him go off script. You know, the people that work in the White House, I don't care if they're Democratic or Republican, they are surrounded by people that to handle them and manage them and tell them what to say and how to say it. (03:29–03:37)

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Asserts that Joe Biden is expected to be himself and go off script during the speech.

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