Senator Katie Britt faced backlash for her State of the Union rebuttal where she used a sex trafficking anecdote to criticize President Biden's border policies. The victim, Karla Jacinto, clarified that the incident happened in Mexico, not the US, and criticized Britt for misrepresenting her story. Critics, including Jon Stewart, questioned Britt's credibility and her choice as the GOP's spokesperson. Despite some support from figures like Mitch McConnell, the incident highlighted the GOP's struggle to connect with women voters.
McConnell on criticism of GOP AL Sen Britt: We were proud of Sen. Britt. Thought she did a great job. And I have zero criticism of her performance. I thought she was really outstanding
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., after giving a rebuttal to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address last week, is drawing comparisons to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Read more: https://t.co/tYSNOPnTHA https://t.co/pRLfiZnu9W
At news conference, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) comment on Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) response to State of the Union: "We were proud of Senator Britt. Thought she did a great job. I have zero criticism of her performance. I thought it was really outstanding"
Just asked Mitch McConnell if it was appropriate for Katie Britt to attack Biden’s border policy by citing a sex trafficking episode that occurred during the Bush administration and happened in Mexico — not the US. “We were proud of Senator Britt, thought she did a great job,…
Editorial: Sen. Katie Britt's Biden rebuttal was funny. Exploiting sex trafficking story wasn't. https://t.co/1AVRMaDwVp
Katie Britt walked into GOP lunch without responding to questions about false story she told in her SOTU rebuttal. “I think it’s clear the point she was making and it's a very valid point. Women are being exploited at the border,” Thune says
As Senator Katie Britt's anecdote about a sex trafficking victim falls apart, activist Maru Mora Villalpando of @LaResistenciaNW says immigrants "are being used" to score cheap political points. "Once we get here, our stories are even stolen from us." https://t.co/VXC9871mjz https://t.co/nXxNC1Lxc5
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., after giving a rebuttal to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address last week, is drawing comparisons to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. https://t.co/LqaGZw0luP
On Monday, it was Jon Stewart’s turn to toss a few jabs Katie Britt’s way for delivering what he described as an “objectively terrible” rebuttal to Biden’s speech. https://t.co/0O8iIDXh4X
Katie Britt not answering reporters’ questions today about her decision to relay a story about a sex trafficking victim to attack Biden’s border policies — when the harrowing episode actually happened in Mexico long before Biden was POTUS. The victim also says Britt didn’t meet…
Katie Britt not answering reporters’ questions about her decision to relay a story about a sex trafficking victim to attack Biden’s border policies — when the harrowing episode actually happened in Mexico long before Biden was POTUS. The victim also says Britt didn’t meet with…
Sen. Katie Britt’s (R-Ala.) State of the Union response is shining a light on the GOP’s struggle to appeal to women voters ahead of November’s elections. The rebuttal was met with an avalanche of backlash for being out of touch. https://t.co/mnuK0OAXEz https://t.co/XeeFdCPZIX
"Did Katie Britt mislead Americans with a story about trafficking in her State of the Union response?" (via @rbeggin) https://t.co/TINaYJ3neY
Karla Jacinto, the woman whose story Katie Britt shared in the State of the Union response: "I hardly ever cooperate with politicians, because it seems to me that they only want an image. They only want a photo — and that to me is not fair." "I think she should first take into…
Karla Jacinto, the woman whose story Katie Britt shared in the State of the Union response, fact checked several of Britt's claims: 1. Jacinto said she met the senator at an event with other officials and activists, instead of one-on-one as Britt stated. 2. Jacinto said she was…
Granderson: What Katie Britt's misleading, melodramatic speech revealed about the Republican Party https://t.co/G5NsOhg41A
Granderson: What Katie Britt's misleading, melodramatic speech revealed about the Republican Party (via @latimesopinion ) https://t.co/AKhp0gjnwg
Cartel victim slams Katie Britt for falsely using her story to highlight Biden border crisis https://t.co/0RUQ1ldrVV https://t.co/hQtpziSJnq
Katie Britt’s big fail shows why the GOP can’t connect with women, @KTumulty writes. https://t.co/5tRDYLvbrb
Katie Britt's fiasco keeps getting worse https://t.co/IGvFHfD6PB https://t.co/UPnhJGF3ca
“I hardly ever cooperate with politicians because it seems to me that they only want an image. They only want a photo — and that to me is not fair,” Karla Jacinto said. https://t.co/Kq58lZpZMC
Cartel sex trafficking victim Karla Jacinto slams Katie Britt for falsely using her story to highlight Biden's border failure and says 'it's not fair' politicians always take advantage of her https://t.co/fRCGmvvLzR https://t.co/lSsEvklguZ
Hey @SenatorHagerty: “Karla Jacinto Romero, the woman whose story Sen. Katie Britt appeared to have shared, slammed the Alabama senator for inaccurately using her story to highlight Joe Biden’s immigration policies…” https://t.co/hluySaSrbU https://t.co/KI4J3sC7rt
So, not only was Katie Britt's breathy rebuttal to the State of the Union address not worthy oh a high school drama class, her sex trafficking story happened many years ago during the George W. Bush administration. The debacle only grows.
Karla Jacinto said that she rarely chooses to “cooperate with politicians, because it seems to me that they only want an image. They only want a photo — and that to me is not fair." Story: https://t.co/DRV0jOOMph https://t.co/Q6WTEOHGrP
Who are some of the people Republicans should have chosen for the SOTU response rather than Katie Britt?
So @RafaelRomoCNN has known the woman that Sen. Britt referenced in her response since 2014. Karla Jacinto tells him, “I hardly ever cooperate with politicians, because it seems to me that they only want an image. They only want a photo — and that to me is not fair."…
Karla Jacinto, the woman behind the story Katie Britt shared in during SOTU, told CNN she was never trafficked in the US She was not trafficked by Mexican drug cartels, but by a pimp who entrapped vulnerable girls to force them into prostitution, she said https://t.co/L8liwpCrcQ https://t.co/U55bR6204p
Sen. Katie Britt on Sunday defended her Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, as critics and a famous actor piled on with cutting riffs on her remarks. https://t.co/Z7yf1SDSn2 https://t.co/gY9MECg8Bj
Katie Britt fires back https://t.co/PdG47NtAgF
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called out Alabama Sen. Katie Britt's misleading use of an anecdote on sex trafficking to attack Pres. Biden's record on border security in her response to his State of the Union address. https://t.co/v3fvpYAJYL https://t.co/GNXu15CyMd
"Katie Britt addresses questions about trafficking story amid backlash over SOTU rebuttal." (via @marina_pitofsky) https://t.co/KCIvAn8cmP
Sen. Katie Britt swings back at critics for giving State of the Union response from kitchen https://t.co/9cS6hMwie8
Romney defends Katie Britt after SOTU rebuttal backlash: Shows who ‘liberals most fear as VP’ https://t.co/XHBCl27lrl https://t.co/RckvmdfbWV