Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey Jr., a longtime Democrat, has yet to say anything on social media about the recent killing of nursing student Laken Riley, but a review of battlegrounds shows that George Floyd’s murder in 2020 He has tweeted about it nearly 20 times. Social media accounts of state legislators.
Fox News Digital investigated Casey’s official Senate It turned out that it was. When I searched for tweets about Riley, the account was empty.
Fox News Digital repeatedly reached out to Casey’s campaign about the tweets about Floyd and the lack of tweets about Riley, but did not receive a comment.
Casey has been a longtime figure in the Pennsylvania Democratic Party and was elected for the first time. 2007 US Senate Casey said this year’s election will be a “tough race” as he works to hold onto seats in battleground states that are likely to determine the outcome of this year’s presidential election. election.
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Sen. Bob Casey Jr., Democratic Party of Pennsylvania (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call, via Getty Images)
Casey is expected to face Republican Dave McCormick after the state’s April primary. Mr. McCormick is an Army veteran and former CEO of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates. He served as Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Affairs and Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs in the Department of Commerce under former President George W. Bush.
Riley’s killing has become a rallying cry for Republicans this year who are calling on the Biden administration to drastically tighten immigration policies, even as Floyd’s killing has led to calls for police budget cuts and sweeping police reforms in the United States. This is similar to what prompted the Democratic Party’s demand for a
Riley, 22, was found bludgeoned to death on the University of Georgia campus in February after going for a run. Authorities said the Augusta University student passed away from Jose Antonio Ibarra, a Venezuelan national who died from blunt force trauma to the head.
Ybarra, 26, was charged with Riley’s murder. He entered the United States via El Paso, Texas, in 2022 and was paroled at the border. He first lived in New York City, where he was arrested for child endangerment, and then moved to Athens, Georgia.
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Laken Riley, a nursing student at the University of Georgia, was found dead near a lake on campus on February 22, 2024. She was charged with murdering her by an illegal immigrant. (Laken Riley/Facebook)
On May 25, 2020, Floyd died in Minneapolis after a police officer knelt on his neck and torso and pinned him to the ground after he was accused of using counterfeit money at a convenience store. Immediately after Floyd’s death, large-scale protests and riots erupted across the United States demanding the defense of police departments. The country’s violent crime rate has also skyrocketed as police have withdrawn from patrols and some officers have left the force in record numbers in response to anti-police rhetoric.
Casey’s It also included a moment of silence in memory of the deceased and a call for reform of the U.S. judicial system.
Although Casey positions himself as a supporter of law enforcement, There’s a summary on his Senate page. He insisted that the police system “must be reformed.” Last month, he was criticized by law enforcement leaders in the Keystone State for being “aligned” with the “defund the police” group Indivisible Philadelphia and its state affiliate Pennsylvania Indivisible. I took a bath. The group announced its support for Mr. Casey ahead of this year’s race against Mr. McCormick.
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”[Casey] “He wants to hide his responsibility for the tragic murder of Laken Riley,” McCormick campaign spokesman Nate Sizemore said when asked about Casey’s silence on Laken Riley.
Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Dave McCormick greets supporters at the Indigo Hotel during a primary election night event in Pittsburgh on May 17, 2022. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
“Mr. Casey’s support for sanctuary cities, his opposition to building a border wall, his vote against funding that could have saved 4,000 Pennsylvanians from fentanyl overdoses, all of these things contribute to the loss of American lives and communities. They are enabling fear. Pennsylvanians are tired of these empty lawsuits.” People who don’t put their safety and the safety of their children first. ”
Demonstrators are shown during a protest over the death of Daniel Prude, a black man who was arrested by police and placed a spit hood over his head in Rochester, New York, on March 23, 2020. (Reuters/Brendan McDiarmid)
Casey has voted against former President Trump’s policies, including his border wall and a bill to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census count. He supports Democrats like former Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, who restored the city to sanctuary city status.
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After Riley’s death, Republican lawmakers rallied around Georgia Rep. Mike Collins to force Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to detain and detain undocumented immigrants if they commit certain theft-related crimes. The Laken-Reilly Act was enacted to require the following. . The bill passed in the House with broad support, 251-170, but the Senate bill was later blocked in the Democratic-led Senate.
Casey has voted against similar legislation in recent years, known as Kate’s Law. The bill is named after Kate Steinle, a California woman who was shot and killed by a Mexican national in 2015. If passed, Kate’s Law would impose a minimum prison sentence on foreign nationals for aggravated crimes. A person who has been convicted of a felony and who illegally reenters the United States after being deported.
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“Senator Casey believes that all perpetrators of violent crimes should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Casey’s office told the New York Post in February when asked about Cato’s Law. “Senator Casey believes we need concrete solutions to ensure safety,” he added. Rather than political gamesmanship, we will work across borders to repair our broken immigration system. ”
Laken Riley (Alison Phillips/Facebook)
Riley’s murder has become a focal point of the US immigration crisis as Republicans continue to criticize Biden’s border policies, which have allowed more than 7 million migrants to enter the US since 2021. A few Democrats, including Casey, have avoided talking about Riley. Meanwhile, Republicans like Sen. Ted Budd (RN.C.) argue that “Democrats’ open borders efforts are repeatedly causing inevitable tragedies.”
Sen. Bob Casey Jr., Democratic Party of Pennsylvania (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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During last month’s State of the Union address, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) jeered at Biden and asked him to “say her name,” meaning Riley’s name, and the president said Riley was “an illegal He said he was killed by someone. The president held up a button in memory of Riley, adding that his “heart goes out to her” for her parents.
Casey is running unopposed in the state primary election to be held on April 23rd.
