Britt Faces Accusations of Misleading on Border in State of the Union Response
www.nytimes.com
The Alabama senator used a story about sex trafficking to criticize the Biden administration’s border policies. But the events appear to have occurred in Mexico years ago.

The woman was from Mexico, still lives there, and never set foot in the US. Her kidnapping and rape was from 2002 - 2006 and took place in Mexico City.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    741·
    8 months ago

    All the stupider Bidens “killed by an illegal” comment was during it…

    He isn’t going to secure conservative votes, just piss off his own base.

    • troybot [he/him]@midwest.social
      12·
      8 months ago

      You make it sound like a comment was made completely unprompted. That line was yelled at him by Marg and he replied quickly, repeating what she had just said. Was definitely a mistake to respond to a MAGA heckler and directly quote their words back to them. Watch the clip.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        421·
        8 months ago

        The Democrats told Biden that he needed to show more of the fire that was on display in a closed-door meeting with governors when Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte handed him a letter demanding more action on the southern border. Biden flashed a smile, according to two of the governors standing there.

        "State of the Union,” Biden said, teasingly.

        https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/07/politics/joe-biden-state-of-the-union/index.html

        Do you know who Greg “bodyslams reporters” Gianforte is?

        Bexause he’s not the person Biden should be joking with and trying to win over.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
          12·
          8 months ago

          It doesn’t sound like he was trying to win him over. It sounds like he was telling him to fuck off in a typical Joe Biden fashion.