During his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden referred to the individual accused of murdering Laken Riley as 'an illegal,' sparking controversy among progressives and members of his own party. This term contradicts a 2021 memo from his administration urging staff to use 'undocumented noncitizen' instead of 'illegal immigrant.' Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in a CNN interview, and other Democrats expressed their disapproval, emphasizing that 'undocumented' would have been a more appropriate term. The incident has highlighted a divide within the Democratic Party, with some criticizing the focus on terminology over the gravity of the crime committed.
Progressive Democrats turn on Joe Biden for calling alleged murderer of Laken Riley an 'illegal' in State of the Union and say he should have used term 'undocumented' https://t.co/UpnvWnGXUJ https://t.co/fZNUDeHu1Q
The Left isn’t outraged that Laken Riley was murdered by an illegal alien. They’re outraged that Joe Biden called her murderer “illegal.” Let that sink in.
Progressives are furious at Joe Biden for *accurately* describing the illegal immigrant who brutally murdered Laken Riley. https://t.co/Tse9iLak7R
President Biden’s use of the word “illegals” to describe migrants during his State of the Union address on Thursday night rubbed a number of progressive Democrats the wrong way. https://t.co/uDjGOgQeFC
Democrats angered at Biden after he calls Laken Riley's alleged killer an 'illegal': 'Extremely disappointed' https://t.co/GsCgjTHcQY
The left have settled on the narrative that the most tragic part of Laken Riley’s death is Biden calling her murderer an illegal That shouldn’t surprise anyone these are the same people who rushed to correct pronouns when a trans killer shot up a Christian school https://t.co/DWLhn9PTLw
A criminal alien murdered #LakenRiley and the democrats are upset Biden correctly called the alien “illegal” https://t.co/qPveafM4nS
Last night, members of Congress and left-wing activists were very upset that President Biden called Laken Riley's killer an "illegal." Really? That's what upsets them? What do they have to say to the victims of crime? Jose Ibarra KILLED a girl. He does not deserve politeness. https://t.co/NxVNCEQvvp
Biden, in State of the Union, uses term for illegal immigrants that his DHS warned against in 2021 https://t.co/0ABg9Om7Zn
The far-left is more upset about Biden using the word “illegal” than the fact that the person being referenced shouldn’t have been here & likely murdered an innocent girl. Amazingly, that’s the part of the Dem coalition Biden has often seemed most concerned w trying to appease.
The far-left is more upset about Biden using the word “illegal” than the fact that the person being referenced shouldn’t have been here and murdered an innocent girl. Amazingly, that’s the part of the Dem coalition Biden has often seemed most concerned with trying to appease.
‘He Should Have Said Undocumented’: Nancy Pelosi Corrects Biden For Saying ‘Killed by an Illegal’ https://t.co/vNVMsRJuhy
Democrat priorities on display. Nancy Pelosi is upset that Biden called Laken Riley's killer... ... an illegal alien. 'He should have said undocumented.' https://t.co/yl0fmbJUhD
Pelosi on CNN: Biden “should have said ‘undocumented’” instead of “illegal.” But argued it’s “not a big deal” because it was important he showed empathy. I was surprised Biden used the term illegal. (Deleted earlier post to make clear it was my surprise, not Pelosi’s)
Pelosi on CNN: Biden “should have said ‘undocumented’” instead of “illegal.” But argued it’s “not a big deal” because it was important he showed empathy. Was surprised Biden used the term illegal.
Biden calling an illegal immigrant as "an illegal" in the State of the Union might seem unremarkable to many. But his administration put out a memo in 2021 urging staff to stop using terms like "illegal alien" in favor of "undocumented noncitizen" https://t.co/kB3UoOWfTG
Wow wow. Did Biden just call Laken Riley’s murderer “an illegal?” His handlers gonna be big mad!!