Biden sparks outrage as he apologizes for using ‘illegal’ to describe Laken Riley’s accused migrant killer.
Biden sparks outrage as he apologizes for using ‘illegal’ to describe Laken Riley’s accused migrant killer By Social Links forRich Calder , Social Links forPatrick Reilly and Social Links forNikki Mascali Roarty Published March 9, 2024 Updated March 9, 2024, 8:01 p.m. ET President Biden sparked outrage Saturday, as apologized in a new interview for using the word “illegal” to describe Laken Riley’s alleged killer during his State of the Union address. However, the embattled commander-in-chief failed to apologize – or even acknowledge – that he butchered the murder victim’s name twice as “Lincoln Riley” during the same address. “Today, President Trump honored Laken Riley, while Joe Biden apologized for calling the animal who murdered her an illegal,” tweeted Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-SC), who demanded during the address that Biden say Riley’s name. 00:06 03:41 ADVERTISEMENT “It’s despicable.” Utah Sen. Mike Lee blasted Biden’s comments as too little too late . “Biden’s word choice doesn’t change the fact that Laken Riley’s killer (1) entered the U.S. illegally, having been encouraged to do so by Biden’s open-border policies, & (2) later killed Laken Riley,”