President Biden apologized Saturday for using the word “illegal” in his State of the Union address to refer to the Venezuelan immigrant accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.
However, the beleaguered commander did not apologize or even acknowledge that he had massacred the murder victim twice during the same speech, naming him “Lincoln Riley.”
In an interview with MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart, Biden expressed regret for using the word “illegal” to describe immigrants in the United States illegally, satisfying the far left of the Democratic Party. Ta.
“We shouldn’t have used something illegal. It’s undocumented,” he said.
“And, look, when I talked about the differences between Trump and me, one of the things I talked about at the border was the way he talked about pests, the way he talked about people contaminating blood. I talked about things I wouldn’t do. Things I wouldn’t do.
“I don’t mean any disrespect to any of these people. Look, they built the country. They’re the reason our economy is growing. We have to manage an orderly flow, and I completely disagree with his views,” Biden continued.
“Look, they built the country. That’s why our economy is growing. We have to control our borders and more orderly flows, but I don’t agree with his view at all.” Biden continued.
“So do you regret using that word?” Capehart asked.
Mr. Biden replied, “Yes.”
Biden used the word “illegal” in a speech Thursday to press Republicans to pass a bipartisan border security agreement that collapsed over President Trump’s opposition.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican and Trump ally, then shouted at the president: Please say Laken Riley’s name.a 22-year-old nursing student from Georgia was murdered on February 22, during her last month of pregnancy, adding that she was killed “by illegal aliens.”
“By illegals, that’s right,” Biden said, before asking how many people were killed by “legals.”
Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, a Venezuelan national who entered the United States illegally in 2022, is being held without bail on charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, kidnapping and other charges related to Riley’s death. ing.
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