Democrats are having a meltdown after Joe Biden called the Venezuelan national who killed 22-year-old Georgia university student Laken Riley an “illegal.”
Biden, who has failed to even publicly mention Riley’s name since her death, was prompted to do so during his State of the Union speech Thursday night.
He finally went off script from his speech, picked up a pin with Riley’s name on it and said, mis-pronouncing her name, “Lincoln Riley, an innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal. That’s right. But how many of the thousands of people are being killed by illegals.”
Biden is being slammed for mis-pronouncing Laken’s name, but Democrats are also freaking out that Biden called the killer an “illegal.”
Rep. Marjory Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) wrote, “They are melting down because I forced Biden to go off script and he finally told the truth and admitted Laken Riley was murdered by an ILLEGAL!!! Yes that’s right Joe. ILLEGAL ALIEN!!!!”
They are melting down because I forced Biden to go off script and he finally told the truth and admitted Laken Riley was murdered by an ILLEGAL!!!
Yes that’s right Joe.
ILLEGAL ALIEN!!!! https://t.co/auwxadMcD1 pic.twitter.com/TNH9aHcHJr
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) March 8, 2024
When confronted by Biden’s comment during a CNN interview, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi snapped, “Well, he should have said undocumented, but it’s not a big thing.”
CNN’s Dana Bash replied, “I actually wasn’t even going to ask about that. I was just going to ask more about the moment. But you do think that he should have sent undocumented? That wasn’t going to be my question.”
Pelosi said, “Well, we usually say undocumented, he said illegal. I don’t think it’s a big deal. Okay. I don’t think it’s a big deal, but more broadly, because I think the his focus was on the sympathy for the family.”
Pelosi defends Biden’s “Lincoln” Riley reference during State of the Union address: “”He should’ve said undocumented, but it’s not a big thing.”
MORE: https://t.co/QsJvgVAOr3 pic.twitter.com/RPkQDDqro9
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 8, 2024
Greene fired back at Pelosi’s comment, writing, “CNN wanted Nancy Pelosi’s take on when I forced Joe Biden to SAY HER NAME. Nancy Pelosi didn’t acknowledge Laken Riley, rather Nancy Pelosi was more concerned with Biden referring to her murderer as an “illegal” and not “undocumented.” Disgraceful!”
CNN wanted Nancy Pelosi’s take on when I forced Joe Biden to SAY HER NAME.
Nancy Pelosi didn’t acknowledge Laken Riley, rather Nancy Pelosi was more concerned with Biden referring to her murderer as an “illegal” and not “undocumented.”
Disgraceful! https://t.co/69br6BhEMs
— Marjorie Taylor Greene (@mtgreenee) March 8, 2024
Other Democrats are complaining as well, that Biden would dare call an illegal alien murderer an “illegal.”
Progressive Democrat Chuy Garcia (IL) wrote, “As a proud immigrant, I’m extremely disappointed to hear President Biden use the word “illegal.””
As a proud immigrant, I’m extremely disappointed to hear President Biden use the word “illegal.”
— Congressman Chuy García (@RepChuyGarcia) March 8, 2024
“Let me be clear: No human being is illegal,” wrote Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a Somalian refugee.
Buzz Patterson fired back, “Every single one who comes across our border without going through ports-of-entry is.”
Every single one who comes across our border without going through ports-of-entry is.
— Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) March 8, 2024
“The rhetoric President Biden used tonight was dangerously close to language from Donald Trump that puts a target on the backs of Latinos everywhere. Democrats shouldn’t be taking our cues from MAGA extremism,” sneered Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Tex.).
The rhetoric President Biden used tonight was dangerously close to language from Donald Trump that puts a target on the backs of Latinos everywhere.
Democrats shouldn’t be taking our cues from MAGA extremism. 3/
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) March 8, 2024
Black Lives Matter activist Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), along with Rep. Delia Ramire (D-Ill.) also wrote, “No human being is illegal.”
No human being is illegal. https://t.co/qU0XeB0BtA
— Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) March 8, 2024
Disappointed that @POTUS would use such dehumanizing right wing rhetoric to speak about immigrants tonight. No human being is illegal. #SOTU
— Delia Ramirez (@DeliaRamirezIL) March 8, 2024
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