Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) has faced significant backlash and an avalanche of criticism following her response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. Critics have focused on her decision to highlight a story about a sex trafficking victim to criticize Biden's border policies, despite the incident occurring in Mexico before Biden's presidency and the victim stating that Britt did not meet with her. Despite this, GOP leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senator John Thune, have defended Britt's performance and message, with McConnell praising Britt's rebuttal, stating he thought she did a great job and had zero criticism of her performance. The episode has sparked a broader discussion on the GOP's struggle to connect with women voters, as evidenced by the reaction to Britt's speech and its delivery, described as a "whispery, theater-camp response." Additionally, Britt's rebuttal has drawn comparisons to former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and has been criticized for exploiting a survivor's story as part of a wider narrative on migrant crime. Amidst the controversy, Britt has blamed the media for the negative response to her speech, claiming they did not do their homework after a brutal fact-check, yet she has not acknowledged any mistakes in her portrayal of the sex trafficking story.
Biden barely mentioned the border crisis during his failed State of the Union. In contrast, @KatieBrittforAL spoke up about human trafficking and the crime wave caused by the border crisis. The media is attacking her viciously for it. https://t.co/C18ofPolVE https://t.co/7MAefX7Q7M
Katie Britt hasn't answered questions on the Hill this week about her misleading portrayal about a sex trafficking victim's story during her SOTU response. But she did go on Ted Cruz's podcast today to defend her speech while not acknowledging any mistakes. https://t.co/GwcsmjB8di
Katie Britt Says The Media Didn't Do "Their Homework" After Brutal Fact-Check https://t.co/LclVjyTNfK
Even if Katie Britt’s melodramatic SOTU rebuttal has no lingering effects on her trajectory, the sloppiness of the whole debacle speaks to much larger dysfunction within the Republican Party. @abbyliv817 explores. https://t.co/0NJGU2EaMQ
The media is correcting their story. @SenKatieBritt is a strong voice for Americans 🇺🇸 https://t.co/LIMH4VIk6w
The media has gone ballistic at Senator Katie Britt. They are terrified by a conservative mom who wasn't afraid to call out Joe Biden's angry, bitter State of the Union speech. She joined us on Verdict to respond to the media's attacks👇 https://t.co/C18ofPolVE https://t.co/R7iEAIZHVm
Katie Britt’s stunted delivery during her response to the State of the Union was widely mocked even among members of her own party. That didn’t stop her from blaming the “far-left media” for the response. https://t.co/7xwkG1Hdsl
How Katie Britt was presented to a national audience says a lot about why the GOP struggles to connect with suburban women, @KTumulty writes. https://t.co/1Zpi7YXNU7 https://t.co/es4TlSckQI
from @TUSK81: Senator Katie Britt’s Exploitation of a Survivor’s Story Is a New Low In the Right-Wing’s Bogus ‘Migrant Crime’ Hysteria https://t.co/GEyZN6HX6A
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,…
A thorough debunking of the smears against @KatieBrittforAL. Senator Britt is being attacked because she told the truth about Biden's open border policies. https://t.co/Bzp57FpeYn
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
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
A readout on how Biden’s SOTU speech is reverberating through the Capitol (and, of course, how Republicans are processing Katie Britt’s whispery, theater-camp response). New, from @abbyliv817 https://t.co/uxAZdBCyuH
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