President Joe Biden's reference to Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan national charged with the murder of Laken Riley, as an 'illegal' during a State of the Union address, and his subsequent expression of regret, has ignited a debate. Biden later stated he 'shouldn't have used illegal' and preferred 'undocumented', which led to criticism from various quarters, including former President Donald Trump. Trump contrasted his administration's policies with Biden's actions. The White House, through spokeswoman Olivia Dalton, clarified that Biden did not apologize for his use of the term, despite expressing regret. This incident has sparked discussions on the terminology used for immigrants and the political implications of such language.
Biden touches off media debate after backtracking from calling Laken Riley murder suspect 'illegal' https://t.co/3nJQplk6op
Joe Biden apologized for calling Laken Riley’s killer an illegal. Donald Trump apologized to Laken Riley’s family for her unnecessary murder. See the difference?
Joe Biden apologized for calling Laken Riley’s killer an illegal. Donald Trump apologized to Lake Riley’s family for her unnecessary murder. See the difference?
Laken Riley, a girl my daughter's age, was murdered by an illegal immigrant who was only in this country because @JoeBiden stopped enforcing the law. This isn’t a Republican or Democrat issue. It's every parent's worst nightmare. We can never let what happened to Laken happen… https://t.co/PVjRqMPpeS
Laken Riley, a girl my daughter's age, was murdered by an illegal immigrant who was only in this country because @JoeBiden stopped enforcing the law. This isn’t a Republican or Democrat issue. It's every parent's worst nightmare. We can never let what happened to Laken Riley… https://t.co/JH8d8QhsF8
Laken Riley's death was a tragedy, and it NEVER should have happened. Joined my colleagues to ask @SecMayorkas for answers as to why this monster was allowed into the country, and how @DHSgov plans to prevent this from happening again. https://t.co/aSDT6nE63t
No, Joe, illegal immigrants didn’t build America https://t.co/8wvOEkBNtU https://t.co/tWz4fcb9if
“Illegal immigrants built our country according to Joe Biden.” LOL https://t.co/cgashnsJDq
To my colleagues who care more about Biden calling Laken Riley’s murderer an illegal immigrant than about this young woman being viciously murdered by a monster: get your priorities straight. Disgusting.
“The president absolutely did not apologize. There was no apology anywhere in that conversation,” White House spokeswoman Olivia Dalton told reporters aboard Air Force One. https://t.co/wwnAfgvFYp
The White House insisted Mr. Biden’s backtracking does not amount to an apology. https://t.co/wwnAfgv88R
Asked if he regretted using the word “illegal,” Mr. Biden replied, “Yes.” https://t.co/wwnAfgvFYp
First, Joe Biden had to apologize for not calling Laken Riley’s murderer 'undocumented.' Then he went on to say that murderers like him built this country. What is going on here? https://t.co/WbKjO0lrcb
“I shouldn’t have used illegal. It’s undocumented,” Mr. Biden said during a taped interview, adding that immigrants “built the country.” https://t.co/wwnAfgvFYp
Unreal: WH Now Trying to Claim Biden Didn't Apologize for Using Term 'Illegal' to Describe Accused Killer https://t.co/WOD55FGJPe
In an MSNBC interview that aired over the weekend, Mr. Biden sought to clean up the mess after he came under fire from fellow Democrats and progressives for referring to Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan national charged with murdering Riley, as an illegal. https://t.co/wwnAfgv88R
The avoidable death of an American citizen is always a tragedy. We owe it to Laken Riley’s family to ensure this never happens again. The Biden Admin must use common sense and not tolerate illegal immigrants harming Americans—SIGN THE LAKEN RILEY ACT into law. #SayHerName https://t.co/Ek2W0Wyqs9
Why is the Left more concerned with President Biden’s use of the word “illegal” than the millions of illegal migrants invading our border – including the one that killed Laken Riley? They’re more concerned about the emotions of criminals than your safety!
Laken Riley was brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant. President Biden owes her family an apology, not her killer.
The avoidable death of an American citizen is always a tragedy. We owe it to Laken Riley’s family to ensure that never again can someone who’s not supposed to be here take an innocent life. I hope the Biden Admin will use common sense and not tolerate illegal immigrants harming…
The choice in November could not be more clear. President Trump who embraces Laken Riley’s family vs. President Biden who apologizes to her killer. America first vs. America last. https://t.co/eq2a7vr4dC
The White House claims that President Joe #Biden “absolutely did not apologize” for using the term “illegal” to refer to an #IllegalImmigrant during his State of the Union speech, despite Biden expressing regret over his words in a later interview. https://t.co/vk4wUY1LGw
MUST-READ: “Biden Should Apologize To Americans For His Open Border, Not To The Killers Who Cross It” https://t.co/NHAnTePspc
Biden Says He Regrets Describing Immigrant as “Illegal” During State of the Union https://t.co/qNxeKRkYqq
Donald #Trump criticized Joe #Biden at a “Get Out the Vote” rally in Rome, Georgia, for apologizing on national television after the incumbent called the man who murdered #LakenRiley an “illegal” during his State of the Union speech. https://t.co/i4appaWH3t
President Biden doesn’t regret saying Laken Riley’s name wrong but he does regret calling her murderer “illegal”. https://t.co/ynUxNsS1b8
.@timcast reacts to Biden apologizing for calling Laken Riley murder suspect "illegal" https://t.co/JrJuNZepEy
.@TomiLahren: Imagine being more offended by the word “illegal” being used to describe an illegal than an illegal murdering an American citizen! https://t.co/Peif0W1KTm
'DID NOT APOLOGIZE': Biden later expressed regret for using that term saying he "shouldn't have used illegal" when describing the alleged killer while also claiming that illegal immigrants "built the country." https://t.co/sm45oJLcul https://t.co/xtfgRlhA1D
Speaker Johnson points out what is missing in Biden's apology for calling Laken Riley's accused killer an 'illegal' https://t.co/65QEuY2Mg3 https://t.co/Y3Db6V4baZ
A White House spokesman denied that President Biden apologized for using the term “illegal” to describe an undocumented migrant during his State of the Union speech after Biden said he had “regret” over his words. https://t.co/uBP0OPnt8u https://t.co/oUzdWpGddp
.@andrewklavan discusses Joe Biden's pathetic apology for describing Laken Riley's murderer as an illegal immigrant on the @MegynKellyShow: https://t.co/OWS3I5vMCO
Laken Riley is only one of the many names we can expect to learn of innocent Americans hurt or killed by illegal aliens. Bidens continued violation of U.S. immigration law means he has imported many more Jose Ibarras and released them into your community. @WatchfulWaiter1 https://t.co/KobqWi7QuP
In Joe Biden's America, illegal immigrants come first, and Americans come last. “House Speaker Johnson chastises Biden for apology to Laken Riley murder suspect” https://t.co/ozbeSxMC7g
Laken Riley would be alive today if it were not for Biden’s failed border policies. https://t.co/I5kUsCUecN
The White House now says that Biden did NOT apologize for calling Laken Riley's murderer an "illegal". WH Spox Olivia Dalton: "The president absolutely did not apologize. There was no apology anywhere in that conversation." Biden previously told MSNBC that he should've said… https://t.co/wrgNWxx3Px
My response to Biden apologizing for calling Laken Riley’s killer “illegal” and not “undocumented” @TheFive https://t.co/c6vRgnelmb
Laken Riley died at the hands of an illegal alien. The fact that Joe Biden is afraid say those words is absolutely baffling. Leaders protect their people. They do not encourage policies that endanger them. https://t.co/4yWEkpzBeV
Joe Biden will apologize for using the term "illegal" but not for the thousands of lives and families destroyed due to his open border policies. He can protect Americans by securing the border.
Laken Riley, Travis Wolfe. How many more have to die to realize our border needs protection! https://t.co/jXtwVbX21l
Remember, it wasn't an "apology"🙄. "And I shouldn't have used illegal, I should've… It's undocumented....I'm not going to treat any, any, any of these people with disrespect....Look, they built the country." - Biden when asked about calling an illegal alien killer "illegal".
Saturday, Biden told @CapehartJ “I regret” using the term “illegal” to describe #LakenRiley ‘s killer in the SOTU. “Regret” was his EXACT word. But today, the WH says Biden did NOT apologize. I think we should check the definition of “regret,” shall we? https://t.co/NfY2eHyplZ
Joe APOLOGIZES to the illegal who murdered Laken Riley?! Plus, @BreitbartNews Editor-In-Chief @AlexMarlow joins @TomiLahren to BREAK Biden! Last, a teen girl brutally beats a classmate but since the colors don't fit the narrative, the media will surely ignore! https://t.co/y4O3KbU7H6
This footage is devastating. Joe Biden is apologizing for calling a murderer “illegal.” No other president has intentionally destroyed our border security... to this extent–and most certainly none of them would have touted doing so as progress. https://t.co/j7TyNqLVo2
BREAKING: President Biden "expresses regret" for saying that Laken Riley was killed by "blunt force trauma", when instead he should have blamed it on gun violence.
Biden, the mainstream media, and the radical left are more concerned about the fact that Biden called a murderer an “illegal” than they care about the woman he killed, or the fact that Biden has created the worst immigration and crime crises in our Nation’s history. The… https://t.co/bQpYMCwtWu
I discuss Joe Biden’s utterly reprehensible remarks about the illegal immigrant who murdered Laken Riley. https://t.co/aFWVCTkUoz
Joe Biden is more concerned about the feelings of a murdering ILLEGAL than he is about the death of Laken Riley. Joe Biden doesn't care about Americans. https://t.co/RJTvOieGDX
CNN panel spars over Biden’s use of ‘illegal’ in State of Union | The Hill https://t.co/54XXzzplGp
White House Attempts to Clean Up Biden's Apology to Illegal Killer https://t.co/kaizplECG7
AUDIO: Biden "absolutely did not apologize" for calling Laken Riley's alleged killer "an illegal" during State of the Union, says principal deputy press sec. Olivia Dalton https://t.co/yHJQaBeY50
Pres. Biden "absolutely did not apologize" for his use of the term "an illegal" during last week's State of the Union address, principal deputy press secretary Olivia Dalton told reporters Monday. https://t.co/gTmPgFiXFg
The White House insisted that Joe Biden never apologized for using the phrase “an illegal” during the State of the Union address, despite the president saying Saturday he regrets using “illegal” to describe a migrant accused of killing a Georgia student. https://t.co/RGK76gsZmM
Joe Biden pathetically apologizing to the illegal alien charged with murdering Laken Riley is a perfect summation of his disastrous presidency.
PHOTO: While in Georgia, President Trump met with the family of Laken Riley, who was bludgeoned to death by an illegal alien who crossed Biden's open border in 2022 R.I.P. Laken https://t.co/k6iKQWkKDz
Now the Biden admin is trying to spin that the president didn't actually apologize for calling Laken Riley's murderer an "illegal." We all saw Biden do it. Townhall will never apologize for telling the truth or for using the term illegal: https://t.co/vvIpfwxUqh https://t.co/N5geiYSjAC
Inside the Beltway | The furor over Biden’s use of the word ‘illegal’ and his subsequent apology https://t.co/jeaSAiY9D1 https://t.co/iTntx48i1u
reposting with more context. Saturday Q: So you regret using that word? Biden: Yes Monday Q: "Does he feel like he needs to apologize to illegal immigrants for calling them what they are? For using the term illegal?" Dalton: There was no apology. https://t.co/NAtq1ZJwoP https://t.co/KIGR3ZKTmS
Biden Apologized for Using the Term 'Illegal' to Describe a Killer. We Won't. https://t.co/DAHlPYFHxJ
The man who killed Laken Riley was in our country illegally. The President can try and give him a different status for political correctness, but it does not change the facts. It speaks volumes that this President would rather be politically correct than factually correct.
'Morally Twisted': Ex Border Chief Notes What Biden Did and Did Not Deem Worthy of an Apology https://t.co/1OwZqdBe8I
Biden apologized for using the word "illegal" to describe the man arrested for Laken Riley's murder. Meanwhile, President Trump visited with and consoled the Riley family.
The media are more triggered by Biden calling Laken Riley's alleged murderer an "illegal" than they are about illegals killing American citizens left and right. https://t.co/1QMMYVpFbi
In the same shameful clip where Joe Biden apologized for calling Laken Riley's killer an "illegal," he also said something despicable that is getting overlooked: "Look, they built the country." This is so brazenly incorrect it's difficult to put into words. NO. Illegals did not… https://t.co/8aUr5rjuNh
Border Patrol Union leader says Joe Biden should apologize to America https://t.co/GAF7AFHNah
While Biden was apologizing for calling Laken Riley's killer an "illegal," President Trump was offering his condolences to her family and friends. https://t.co/KOLKSLC2K0
Language matters. The White House is correct. Biden said he regrets using the word illegal. *Technically* the same thing. However, an apology is "I'm sorry" or "I apologize." Using "regrets" allows Biden to pander to both sides. https://t.co/pIydMgzz5P
Language matters. The White House is correct. Biden said he regrets using the word illegal. https://t.co/pIydMgzz5P
"He's apologizing that he used the word illegal for somebody who is here illegally and didn't apologize for his role in allowing this guy to be here. When did we start worrying about the feelings of the killer?" - @glennbeck rips Biden for apologizing to Laken Riley's killer https://t.co/Xje9QKGThN
OPEN BORDER: Biden Should Apologize To Americans For His Open Border, Not To The Killers Who Cross It. https://t.co/OLaUTXua5h
The @whitehouse insists @JoeBiden did not apologize for calling Laken Riley's alleged murderer "an illegal" Spokeswoman Olivia Dalton saying: "I want to be really clear about something the president absolutely did not apologize. There was no apology anywhere in that conversation"
Biden Should Apologize To Americans For His Open Border, Not To The Killers Who Cross It https://t.co/E7DmA4fB9g
Undocumented Immigrants, newcomers & noncitizens are all the same thing as illegals. Some of them are murderers, drug dealers & rapists. Biden was shamed into apologizing by his leftist friends. How sad!! He should call them what they really are...illegals. https://t.co/VhEGT7g8kZ
Donald Trump met and visited with Laken Riley’s family. Joe Biden apologized for calling her murderer an “illegal.” Tells you all you need to know.
Asked about Biden apologizing for using word "illegal" to refer to immigrants, "the president did not apologize," White House spokeswoman Olivia Dalton says in last press gaggle. "There was no apology anywhere in that conversation." (Her last day is Weds.; has new job at Apple.)
Laken Riley's murder was entirely preventable. This criminal illegal alien should have never been in our country. Biden did not detain or deport him. He allowed him to remain and roam free. Despicable. https://t.co/yihed45l0j
Biden should be apologizing to the family of Laken Riley. Instead, he's begging for forgiveness from her murderer. Pathetic. https://t.co/bzXMrk5mt2
Editor Daily Rundown: Joe Biden Reverses On Calling Man Charged In Murder Of Laken Riley An 'Illegal' Immigrant https://t.co/fNneBUI9Zh
Americans react to Joe Biden apologizing for calling Laken Riley's (alleged) murderer an 'illegal' because the super libs won't let him use that word: https://t.co/iApL4PtxPM https://t.co/7vfCZMmFHc
As a father of four, my heart breaks for the friends and family of Laken Riley who are enduring unimaginable pain right now. As an American, I am outraged that President Biden refuses to secure our border and keep our communities safe. We need action. https://t.co/JjmzFI6wHQ
Nothing Short of Insane Veteran TV news producer @jakejakeny says Joe Biden’s apology for using the term “illegal” to describe the illegal immigrant who murdered Laken Riley encapsulates the era of modern politics. Watch LIVE➡ https://t.co/aeKhZCtVbe Watch more… https://t.co/33AGTrICX6
Pres #Biden said he regrets using term "illegal" during #SOTU address to describe the suspected killer of #Georgia #nursingstudent Laken Riley. He subsequently said her name as "Lincoln" twice and no mention of regret. https://t.co/8MRwWlD53u #LaykenRiley #illegal #undocumented
Colby Hall Calls Out 'Gotcha' Politics Surrounding Biden's Use of — and Apology for — Using Term 'Illegal https://t.co/0uhgAMdYKa
Should Joe Biden Be More Careful about How He Refers to Illegal Alien Murderers? His apology for using the term ‘illegal’ is absurd. https://t.co/b4SxAYS3Ux
First, he couldn’t even get Laken Riley’s name correct, instead making reference to USC’s head football coach during his SOTU. Then, he apologized for referring to her murderer as “an illegal,” even though that’s exactly what he is… an illegal immigrant who broke our laws and…
Biden: “I shouldn’t have used illegal” to describe the illegal immigrant arrested for the murder of Laken Riley. President Trump: “He was an illegal immigrant...he shouldn't have been in our country — and he NEVER would have been under the Trump policy!" https://t.co/tBrUsYZlCf
Former Yuma Sector Border Patrol Chief @CClemOfficial points out on @FoxNews that President Biden expressed regret for calling Laken Riley’s alleged murderer an “illegal”, but never apologized to the horseback Border Patrol agents he slandered when he accused them of whipping.