President Joe Biden defied history with the midterm election results by avoiding a wave of Republican victories…and made his first public address about it Wednesday afternoon.<ul>
<li>Plus, election denial in Pennsylvania.</li>
<li>And, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on its 40th anniversary.</li>
</ul>Guests: Axios' Hans Nichols, Mike D'Onofrio and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's Robert W. Doubek.Credits: Axios Today is produced by <a href="https://www.axios.com/authors/nboodhoo">Niala Boodhoo</a>, <a href="https://www.axios.com/authors/sgoo">Sara Kehaulani Goo</a>, Alexandra Botti, Naomi Shavin, Robin Linn, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Fonda Mwangi and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at <a href="mailto:podcasts@axios.com">podcasts@axios.com</a>. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.Go Deeper:<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/11/09/midterms-2022-biden-congress-staffers">Biden's post-midterms reboot</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/11/09/josh-shapiro-pennsylvania-election-results-governor">Shapiro wins Pennsylvania governor race, defeats Mastriano</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vvmf.org/40th/">40th Anniversary of The Wall </a></li>
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