Language matters. The White House said President Joe Biden never apologized for using the word illegal to describe Laken Riley’s alleged murderer.
I am glad Stacey correctly quoted Biden in her title: Joe Biden ‘Regrets’ Using ‘Illegal’ to Describe Illegal Alien Who Allegedly Murdered Laken Riley
“So, you regret using that word?” Capehart asked.“Yes,” Biden responded.
Law has made me more distrustful of language. Let’s dissect the word “regrets.” The word regret appears in one definition of the word apology. It is also offered as a synonym for the word sorry.
But the definition of regret says, “feel sad, repentant, or disappointment over” an action, words, loss, etc.
Using the word “regrets” allows Biden to tell the right that he did not apologize and to tell the left that he did apologize. He can pander to everyone.
However, people are used to two phrases regarding an apology: “I’m sorry” and “I apologize.”
To me, Biden’s “regrets” statement is more like a “Whoops, my bad.” He didn’t apologize. He just “corrected” himself.
Either way, Biden should not have corrected himself because, in reality, he did not correct himself. Riley’s alleged murderer is an illegal alien. The left uses the word “undocumented” to shield them from the crime.
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