President Biden was ridiculed Thursday union status He appears to have made a gaffe while mentioning the name of a Georgia student who was allegedly killed by an illegal Venezuelan immigrant who crossed the Mexican border.
Mr. Biden, wearing a red MAGA hat as Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, yelled at the president to “Say her name,” and Mr. Biden responded by lamenting the death of a young woman. He seemed to be calling him “Lincoln Riley.” He is the coach of the University of Southern California Trojan football team. .
“It’s not about him. It’s not about me. I’m going to be the winner…” Biden said, referring to former President Trump’s alleged interference in a failed bipartisan border bill, saying Greene ” Laken Riley, she says,” the name said, causing her to back away as she appeared to scream. “
Amid boos from the chamber, Biden reached under the podium and held out a button with Riley’s name on it, and Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) gestured to Greene.
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“Lincoln, Lincoln Riley,” Biden appeared to say. “An innocent young woman killed by illegal aliens. That’s true, but how many out of thousands of people were killed by legal immigrants? What about her parents?”
Biden also lost his son Beau a few years ago, adding that his heart goes out to her parents.
Immediately after the apparent gaffe, X (formerly Twitter) erupted with criticism, including OutKick founder Clay Travis, who accused Biden of the mix-up.
Travis said, “Joe Biden just confused Laken Riley, a college student who was murdered by an illegal immigrant, with Lincoln Riley, a football coach at the University of Southern California. This just happened. The man’s brain is mush. .It’s incredibly disrespectful.”
The Media Research Center also noticed the mistake and said Biden finally mentioned Laken Riley’s name.
“Well, it looks like he’s actually saying ‘Lincoln Riley,'” the station’s X-feed said.
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Southern California coach Lincoln Riley watches the second half of the NCAA college football game vs. UCLA on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Other X users mocked Biden by posting a photo of Coach Riley with the caption “Say my name.”
James Woods, a prominent conservative actor in Hollywood, posted: “‘Lincoln’ Riley? Absolutely appalling.”
The Heritage Foundation’s account commented, “Mr. President, this is Laken Riley. If it weren’t for your open borders policy, she would be alive.”
“Underdog” panelist Kayleigh McEnany added that she felt the moment was “completely insensitive.”
Monica Crowley, a frequent Fox News guest and former Treasury official, added that Biden’s comments were more insulting than if he had made no attempt to call out Laken Riley at all.
On Fox News’ special coverage of the State of the Union, chief political anchor Bret Baier noted that it sounded like Biden was saying his coach’s name.
“Listen, he said, ‘Lincoln Riley,’ and he happens to be the head coach of USC football.”
“The Five” host Dana Perino said Biden seemed prepared for possible heckling over the killing of Laken Riley, saying he “got the name a little wrong,” but instead said, He added that he entered. “It’s a little weird.”
Regarding “Hannity,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) also said, “That’s not Lincoln, that’s Laken Riley.” “And we should remember that. [Biden’s] The policies that led to this tragedy for this young woman in Georgia and what her family is now having to deal with…”
