Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) faces intense backlash from her widely condemned response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address (SOTU), which has overshadowed Republican attempts to attack the president. facing.
Britt’s speech has been highly criticized for its content, delivery, and even setting, with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-Louisiana) The response far exceeded that of the president who had slandered it.
But the accusations are that Britt misled his audience and undermined the Republican message by portraying events from decades ago as somehow the responsibility of President Biden.
Former Associated Press reporter Jonathan M. Katz claims graphic stories of sex trafficking and rape that formed the basis of Britt’s attack on the impact of Biden’s border policies back home actually happened in Mexico He posted a video that caused controversy. The era of President George W. Bush.
Apparently Jonathan M. Katz caught it. @senkatiebritt That’s a pretty serious lie. pic.twitter.com/rbRa17dL2L
— Yashar Ali🐘 (@yashar) March 9, 2024
Katz argued that Britt is telling the story of Carla Jacinto Romero, a woman who was trafficked in Mexico from 2004 to 2008, before Biden became president or vice president. ing. Britt has told Romero’s story many times since the two met in January 2023.
A spokesperson for Britt said: politiko “The story that Sen. Britt told is 100% correct,” he said, but declined to say whether Britt was referring to Jacinto.
Britt defended himself on Sunday. fox news, insisted that she did not intend to give the impression that the story she described was Biden’s fault. “The truth, and I know the media is not reporting it, is that human trafficking is on the rise under President Biden,” Britt said.
Hours before Britt’s interview, her speech went like this: ridiculed without mercy saturday night live in the show’s iconic cold open.
“I got a glimpse of a Republican senator’s reaction to my speech, and I think she’ll help me more than I can say here,” the SNL actor who plays Biden said before the camera cut to guest Scarlett Johansson. Mikey Day said. It depicts Britt from a spacious, empty kitchen, similar to the environment in which she is despised.
Johansson ridiculed Britt’s misleading human trafficking story and told the audience, “Rest assured, every detail about the case is true, except for the year it happened, the location, and the president at the time.” Told.
The actress also mocked Britt’s derogatory and hyper-dramatic comments, saying, “Tonight I’m auditioning for the role of Scary Mom,” adding that she sees herself as more than just a senator, “a wife, a mother. And,” he said. She’s the craziest bitch in the Target parking lot. ”
Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel also caught up with Brit at Sunday night’s annual awards ceremony. “Emma Stone played a grown woman with the brain of a child, much like the woman who spoke out at the State of the Union on Thursday night,” he said, drawing loud laughs.Her Stone was nominated for Best Actress for her performance as Vera Baxter in the film poor thing.
“Emma Stone played a grown woman with the brain of a child, like the woman who spoke out against the State of the Union on Thursday night.” — Jimmy Kimmel #Oscar pic.twitter.com/Ou306EIyiX
— Decider (@decider) March 10, 2024
Britt’s speech was touted as an opportunity to catapult the young lawmaker to stardom, but many commentators in the political world believe her performance damaged her career trajectory.
“She embarrassed herself, embarrassed the Republican Party, and embarrassed women” Megyn Kelly Said on friday’s episode megyn kelly show. “It was embarrassing. She was appalled by her performance and I really thought it would take years for her to recover.”
Bradley Jay is Breitbart News’ Capitol Hill correspondent. Follow him on X/Twitter. @BradleyAJay.
