Joe Biden ‘Regrets’ Using ‘Illegal’ to Describe Illegal Alien Who Allegedly Murdered Laken Riley
“I shouldn’t have used illegal, it’s undocumented.”
On Thursday night during the State of the Union, exactly two weeks after the murder of 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student Laken Riley, Joe Biden finally said her name. Or, flubbed it, as the case may be.
It happened as he talked about the border crisis, which obviously was not a priority for him since he didn’t mention it until well into his speech.
During his remarks, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) demanded he say Riley’s name, just as she did when he was making his way to the podium and she confronted him.
As usual, he bungled it. The words that came out of his mouth were not “Laken Riley,” but “Lincoln Riley.”
After he acknowledged that she was allegedly killed “by an illegal,” he then asked “But how many thousands of people are being killed by legals?” which of course was an insulting and irrelevant question.
BIDEN on LAKEN RILEY:
‘Lincoln, Lincoln Riley! An innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal, that’s right, but how many of the thousands of people have been killed by legals?’pic.twitter.com/zPbsWFMySJ
— The First (@TheFirstonTV) March 8, 2024
Biden probably would have been better off not saying her name considering not only did he get it wrong, but also because Democrats and the media had meltdowns in the aftermath of the speech, primarily because in their view he was mean to Ibarra by calling him “illegal”:
“Just like we should not be implementing Republican policy, we should not be repeating Republican rhetoric,” said Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass, who added that she had never heard the president use that word before.
“The rhetoric President Biden used tonight was dangerously close to language from Donald Trump that puts a target on the backs of Latinos everywhere,” U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
As a proud immigrant, I'm extremely disappointed to hear President Biden use the word "illegal."
— Congressman Chuy García (@RepChuyGarcia) March 8, 2024
Let me be clear: No human being is illegal.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) March 8, 2024
On Friday, Biden was asked by reporters if he regretted using the term “illegal,” and though he initially looked like he was going to say he didn’t, he then said something about how Ibarra was “technically not supposed to be here”:
“Do you regret using the word ‘illegal’ to describe immigrants last night?”
BIDEN (short circuiting): “Well, I probably, uhhhh, I don’t re— it, uhhh, aghhh, technically not supposed to be here…” pic.twitter.com/ubl5SEOAyc
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 8, 2024
Sometime between that exchange and when he sat down Saturday for an MSNBC interview, his handlers must have made sure he knew to say that he regretted it. Here’s what Biden said when he was asked the “regret” question by anchor Jonathan Capehart while in Atlanta, Georgia:
“I shouldn’t have used illegal, it’s undocumented,” he said.
“And look, when I spoke about the difference between Trump and me, one of the things I talked about in the border was his, the way he talks about vermin, the way he talks about these people polluting the blood. I talked about what I’m not going to do. What I won’t do.
“I’m not going to treat any, any, any of these people with disrespect. Look, they built the country. The reason our economy is growing. We have to control the border and more orderly flow, but I don’t share his view at all,” continued Biden.
“Look, they built the country. The reason our economy is growing. We have to control the border and more orderly flow, but I don’t share his view at all,” continued Biden.
“So, you regret using that word?” Capehart asked.
“Yes,” Biden responded.
Watch:
NEW: President Biden tells @CapehartJ that he regrets using the word "illegal" during his State of the Union speech to refer to the alleged killer of Laken Riley.
“I shouldn't have used 'illegal.' It's undocumented."
Tune in at 6pm ET on MSNBC for the full interview. pic.twitter.com/EX7XuyhF1N
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 9, 2024
I’m not sure what’s worse: Biden not saying Riley’s name for two weeks, him tweeting about George Floyd on the day of her funeral, or him expressing “regret” for not being more sensitive in his choice of words in describing her alleged murderer.
Expressing regret for accurately describing the Venezuelan illegal alien charged with bashing in Laken Riley’s skull as an “illegal” is a remarkable moment.
The one and only time Biden mentions her name – he botches it – and now he hopes to avoid offending her alleged killer.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 9, 2024
Former President Donald Trump, meanwhile, was also in Georgia Saturday, where he met with Riley’s family before a rally:
“Joe Biden went on television and apologized for calling Laken’s murderer an illegal,” he said to loud jeers and boos. “Biden should be apologizing for apologizing to this killer.”
[…]
Trump was joined at his rally by Riley’s parents, her sister and friends and met with them before he took the stage. They were welcomed with a standing ovation and large signs handed out by the campaign that featured Riley’s photograph and the words “SAY HER NAME!” “REMEMBER OUR ANGELS,” they read on the back.
“We share your grief,” Trump told them in his remarks.
As others observed, the contrasts here were remarkable:
Trump hugs Laken Riley's grieving parents as Biden apologizes to her kiIIer.
I have never seen a clearer contrast. pic.twitter.com/39WcD9zQte
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) March 10, 2024
The difference between the right and the left in one picture.
The left is upset that Biden called Laken Riley’s murderer an “illegal” (he is). Biden is busy on TV apologizing to his deranged base.
Meanwhile, Trump is meeting with her family. https://t.co/ZKtHVnwbRL
— Erielle Azerrad (@politicalelle) March 10, 2024
Some final thoughts from Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah):
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.
Regardless of what euphemisms Biden uses, he enabled Laken Riley’s murderer. https://t.co/koZnhv2eNu
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) March 9, 2024
Indeed.
— Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym “Sister Toldjah” and can be reached via Twitter. —
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TY Stacey.. Just went you think Potus could not sink lower.. SMH
The country increasingly regrets “electing” Biden for president.
The fool is arguing semantics while the border explodes.
From what I’ve seen, the leftards are doubling down on stupid–they think Slow Joe is just great.
“But how many thousands of Lincoln Continentals are being killed by legals?”
Subsequently, “I shouldn’t have used illegal. It’s unregistered,” he said.
“Look, these people are mergenberfurkensmirken, and deserve to be treated with the thing!”
I can barely contain the excitement for the coming year. I’m not searching for success, I want my pound of flesh.
Biden is very sorry he called the rapist and killer of the woman whose name he could not pronounce an illegal because it may possibly have hurt his feelings. However, he said he’s not sorry he mispronounced the victim’s name because she’s a citizen and citizens don’t have the same rights as illegals.
wr Peabody;
Fine point.. He could pronounce it.. he never knew it.. a little difference, but important.
His sympathy goes out to the perpetrator rather than to the victim.
He cares a lot about one, but nothing about the other.
He should have had Laken Riley’s mother sitting next to his wife.
The semantic nonsense surrounding the locution, illegal alien, can be easily remedied. Just call them criminal aliens. This is completely accurate and bypasses the nonsense about human beings being illegal.
How about “enemy invaders” and giving American citizens “weapons free” to repel the invasion?
Subotai Bahadur
I’m not nice to the myriad of clearly illegal “migrants”.
Go home and straighten up YOUR own mess.
What a piece of Shit he is
What a disgrace
Dear Lord, we need you now
Venezuelan killers did not build this country.
But they will murder and burn the country to the ground.
Doing the jobs Americans won’t do.
Sadly, as we see with the Hamas lickers, there are plenty of children and young adults being groomed to do these jobs.
Joe regrets using “illegal” to describe an illegal alien and I regret having to refer to Joe as “president. We all have our regrets! I suspect my regret is shared by more people than is Joe’s.
NO Mr Johnson, he is NOT an illegal immigrant, he’s an ILLEGAL ALIEN!!!
Speaker Mike Johnson
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“The president is cowering to his base and showing deference to a man who deserves none.
This man is an illegal immigrant who brutally murdered Laken Riley.
President Biden should be apologizing to Laken’s family.
What an embarrassment.“
He is an illegal immigrant, exactly as Johnson said.
What he is not is “undocumented”. Very few people are. “Undocumented” is not just a euphemism, it’s a falsehood.
I am sure Lincoln Continental’s mother is so glad you helped with the distinction.
Illegal alien and illegal immigrant is effectively the same thing in our public lexicon. We have a Speaker who is calling out Biden in public to castigate him for:
1. Worrying more about language police than facts
2. Putting warped ideology over his duty to secure the border
3. Not having talked to this young woman’s family much less apologized, hell he couldn’t even take the time to rehearse pronouncing her name to make sure he didn’t flub it in his speech
Instead of praising him for doing so or at least refraining from attacking him you go after the man. How does your attack on the Speaker advance the ball for our side who oppose illegal aliens and an insecure/open border?
Dear Moe Biden,
You have blood on your hands!
Your actions are illegal!
You should be deported!
“Allegedly” my ass.
Oh it’s “illegal” and Laken Riley!
What he meant to say was “future voters”.
A person residing illegally that commits a capital offense and multiple felonies is about as illegal as it can get
“he then asked “But how many thousands of people are being killed by legals?” which of course was an insulting and irrelevant question”
Statistics isn’t Joe’s forte. He’s not the smartest apple in the barrel, even when he’s the only apple in the barrel.
We’re likely facing four more years of this.
1. No, the word is not “undocumented”. This murderer, like almost every illegal alien, is well documented. He has the documents Biden’s own administration gave the guy at Biden’s orders. Even those who have not been given such documents, and didn’t have any when they entered, usually waste no time in obtaining all the documents they need to get a job. “Undocumented” is not merely a euphemism; in almost every case it’s just wrong.
2. Illegal immigrants have not built the country, at least not in significant numbers. Legal immigrants have been vital to the country. Some illegal ones too, but not enough to justify a statement like that.
3. Calling illegal immigrants “illegal” does not “put a target on the backs of Latinos everywhere”! Saying so seems pretty racist to me.
4. Is Chuy Garcia here illegally?! I don’t think so. So why does “illegal” offend him? In any case, how can a congressman, whose job it is to make laws, and thus to make certain things illegal, be disappointed to hear the president use that word?! What does he suppose goes on in our courts every day? Imagine trying to run a courthouse without using the word “illegal”!!!
The imposter in the White House totally changed from 2006…Hard to believe this is the same person…
https://twitter.com/i/status/1766620423280578948
Resident Biden isn’t a leader. He is a coward.
Gropey Joe says he “regrets” using a word from The Forbidden Word Vault That’s probably the most accidentally honest thing he’s said in 40+ years.
Not that that’s why he said it. Convenience just happens to line up with reality for a change.