At Saturday’s rally, former President Trump had an impromptu exchange with President Biden during the State of the Union speech about Laken Riley, a college student who was killed by a thug last month.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) praised. Illegal immigration.
The rally was held in the Green neighborhood of Rome, Georgia.playing cards I invited Riley’s parents. Riley attended the event with friends, a two-hour drive from Athens, Georgia, where she was killed on February 22 near the University of Georgia.
The suspect in Riley’s death is Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan national who authorities say entered the country illegally in 2022. Trump used the opportunity to criticize Biden on immigration, but also praised Greene’s “courage” for speaking out during Biden’s speech on Thursday.
“And I have to say, Marjorie, you were very courageous in trying to make a point,” Trump told Greene at the rally. “It takes a lot of courage and courage. It’s not an easy thing to do, but get up and do it.”
In his speech, Biden talked about his bipartisan border security bill, which has stalled due in part to opposition from Trump. Greene, an ardent supporter of Trump, yelled “Laken Riley.”
Biden then addressed the interruption. He pulls out a pin with Riley’s name on it and says he, too, is heartbroken for her parents who lost their child.
Mr. Biden mistakenly referred to her as “Lincoln Riley,” which Mr. Trump criticized at a rally on Saturday. Biden described her as “an innocent young woman killed by an illegal alien.” He then questioned how many people were killed “by the law.”
In an interview Saturday, Biden said he regretted calling Ybarra an “illegal alien,” saying he should have said “illegal alien.”
President Trump criticized Biden, saying he has “absolutely no remorse” for the border issue.
“He was an illegal immigrant. He was an illegal alien. He was an illegal immigrant and should not have been in our country and never would have been under Trump policies.”
Trump, like many other Republicans, claimed that Biden’s handling of the border crisis led to Riley’s death.
“Raken Riley would still be alive today if Joe Biden hadn’t deliberately and maliciously destroyed America’s borders and unleashed thousands of dangerous criminals into our country,” President Trump said. .
Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump are scheduled to run again in the 2024 presidential election and were holding a rally in Georgia on Saturday.
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