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Marjorie Taylor Greene asks President Biden in his State of the Union address to mention the name of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student at the University of Georgia who was tragically murdered by an illegal immigrant while jogging on campus. I applied pressure twice.
done. In a sense. If only he knew her name.
The first incident occurred during the time-honored tradition of presidents entering the chamber and being greeted by members of Congress as they head to the State of the Union address.
In a head-to-head confrontation, Greene (R-Ga.) handed Biden a pin with Laken Riley's name and face on it and demanded: Please say her name. ”
The suspect in Riley's murder, Jose Ibarra, is an undocumented immigrant who was arrested in 2022 for illegally crossing the border near El Paso, Texas. The details of the incident are gruesome.
Republicans have suggested her case is an example of the failure of the president's open borders policy.
Marjorie Taylor Greene directly confronted Joe Biden and said, „Laken Riley. Tell me her name.“ pic.twitter.com/fVonGCuCxm
— End Wakeness (@EndWokeness) March 8, 2024
Related: Illegal alien arrested for killing Laken Riley, suspected of causing 'severe damage' to skull
Greene confronts Biden again during State of the Union address
Biden delivered a highly controversial State of the Union address filled with partisan attacks on his political opponents, but with a flagrant breach of decorum for this type of event.
Many of his comments prompted an outcry from Republican lawmakers who did not support his claims. As the president spoke about the border crisis, Greene again yelled, „Say his name!“
And he did.Well, at least he I've tried To.
„Lincoln, Lincoln Riley,“ Biden said, holding up the pin Greene handed him earlier. „An innocent young woman killed by an illegal immigrant.“
Biden's departure from script must have embarrassed leaders. And he quickly made the situation worse by downplaying Riley's murder and suggesting that even more Americans were being killed by „legals.“
“Lincoln” Riley?
It's just terrifying. pic.twitter.com/6QNdYKhN5e
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) March 8, 2024
great moment
It's worth noting that President Biden is forced to mention the names of women killed by illegal immigrants during his State of the Union address. Especially for someone who has run the most illegal government in this country's history.
His Department of Homeland Security warned against using the term „illegal alien“ in 2021. And several Democrats were furious that he used the word. They seem even more outraged than Laken Riley's murder itself.
There was some debate over whether President Biden meant to say „illegal“ or „legal“ regarding his follow-up statement regarding Riley.
Former Fox News producer Kyle Becker claims the comments were gross no matter how you look at them.
„If Biden wanted to say legal, then Joe not only justified himself by showing he didn't even know the girl's name, but he also used it for political points by equating murder by legal immigrants.“ ,” Becker wrote to X.
„If he's talking about illegal aliens, he's blaming his own disastrous border policies.“
When addressing the Laken Riley murder, President Biden did what he always does: He compared her murder to the death of her son Beau.
„My heart goes out to her parents. I have lost a child myself, so I understand,“ he said.
Critics will suggest that while Beau Biden's death is certainly tragic and heartbreaking, it does not compare to losing a child in a highly preventable murder.
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