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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) chided President Joe Biden following his State of the Union address over a term he used to describe the migrant suspected of brutally murdering University of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, 22.
During an interview with Pelosi following Biden’s speech, CNN anchor Dana Bash said, “Madam Speaker, one of the clearly ad-libbed moments was during the section about immigration,” before playing a clip of Biden referring to 22-year-old Riley as “Lincoln Riley, an innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal.”
Pelosi responded: “Now he should have said undocumented, but that’s not a big thing, ok? What’s the big thing?”
“I actually wasn’t even gonna ask about that,” said Bash. “I was just gonna ask more about the moment. But you do think that he should have said undocumented? That wasn’t going to be my question.”
“Well, we usually say ‘undocumented.’ He said ‘illegal.’ I don’t think it’s a big deal. I don’t think it’s a big deal because I think his focus was on the sympathy for the family. It’s a terrible tragedy,” Pelosi responded.
She then concluded: “It’s a terrible situation that anybody losing a child or a family member. It’s a terrible situation, but I think he handled it well.”
WATCH:
Pelosi slams Joe Biden for referring to Laken Riley’s kiIIer as an illegal:
“He should’ve said undocumented.”
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Former President Donald Trump and a number of other Republicans roundly criticized Biden for the ferociously angry tone he frequently used during his address.
Trump’s Truth Social received a major boost Thursday evening as a surge of users flooded the platform to watch him respond in real-time to President Joe Biden’s angry, divisive State of the Union Address.
The platform was so overwhelmed that, at times, users experienced intermittent delays trying to access it, Just the News reported.
“Trump uses his platform exclusively for his social commentary, making Truth Social the only social media site that hosts content from both Trump and Biden. Biden’s campaign recently opened up an account on Truth,” the outlet noted. “Trump essentially live-blogged his responses to Biden’s speech on the platform, starting with an opening salvo on Biden starting his speech late.”
Here are some of Trump’s responses:
“That may be the Angriest, Least Compassionate, and Worst State of the Union Speech ever made. It was an Embarrassment to our Country!”
“He’s done nothing for Israel compared to what I have done. It’s only words he speaks, not TRUTH!”
“He made Iran RICH. This is why we have the problems in the Middle East. With me, Iran was BROKE. He is the reason that the Middle East is blowing up!”
“Biden’s speech last night is getting ‘panned’ all over the World. Only the Radical Left lunatics are trying to make the best of it. It took him 41 minutes to talk, briefly, about Immigration and the Border, on the topic of which he was very weak. No talk of weaponization against his very calm and nice opponent. Angry as hell, this guy is a PSYCHO!”
“The Fake News Media is taking Crooked Joe Biden’s anger, and calling it ‘fiery.’ That’s why they’re the Fake News, and there’s nobody like them!”
“The Story is that he got through it, he’s still breathing, and they didn’t have to carry him out in a straitjacket. Other than that, he did not do a very good job!”
Trump also praised freshman Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama, who gave the official Republican response:
Katie Britt was a GREAT contrast to an Angry, and obviously very Disturbed, “President.” She was compassionate and caring, especially concerning Women and Women’s Issues. Her conversation on Migrant Crime was powerful and insightful. Great job Katie!
