Posted 3/8/2024, 12:51:42 PM
Biden Responds to Greene's State of Union Interruption, Sympathizes with Victim's Parents While Highlighting Need for Border Reform
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene interrupted Biden's State of the Union to urge him to acknowledge Laken Riley, a nursing student murdered by an undocumented immigrant
- Biden responded by saying "Laken Riley, an innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal," and expressing sympathy for her parents
- Biden then used the interruption to make a policy point about changing the dynamic at the border to disincentivize illegal immigration
- Greene previously told a British journalist to "f*ck off" when asked about a conspiracy theory she had espoused
- Biden's use of the word "illegal" for the migrant sparked varied responses from Pelosi, Jayapal, Castro, and others