That speech may be remembered more for its backdrop as much as anything else. How they took Independence Hall and made it look on TV like something from the set of The Dark Knight will surely be valuable to future White House advance teams as a case study in total failure.
Here’s how the setting looked prior to the speech:
The majestic Independence Hall is the backdrop for President Biden’s speech to the nation tonight from Philadelphia. Watch on @CNN now. pic.twitter.com/y4ySkbuS2u
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) September 1, 2022