Katie Britt, a senator from Alabama, revealed that Speaker Mike Johnson reassured her before her State of the Union rebuttal, advising her not to worry about potential negative outcomes. Despite facing criticism for her speech, Britt defended herself on Ted Cruz's podcast without acknowledging any errors.
Sen. Britt says Speaker Johnson told her SOTU rebuttal would be "fine" https://t.co/JLIOiDgTz8
Alabama Sen. Katie Britt says that Speaker Mike Johnson reassured her ahead of her State of the Union response to ignore any "horror stories" and that the moment wouldn't blow up her career. https://t.co/mF7LpporCy
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
‘It'll be fine’: Katie Britt says Mike Johnson reassured her ahead of SOTU rebuttal https://t.co/PLgdrlhqxP
Sen. Katie Britt on Sen. Ted. Cruz’s pod recounts how Speaker Johnson told her not to worry about giving SOTU rebuttal: “He’s like…people are going to tell you horror stories about all of these things that happened and people’s career being blown up over it...it’ll be fine.” https://t.co/OZnjOf8DVv
LOL "It will be fine," Mike Johnson told Katie Britt just before her State of the Union rebuttal. https://t.co/Nmug8mJtig
Katie Britt on Cruz's podcast recounted how Speaker Johnson told her not to worry about how past rebuttals went. "He's like, 'People are going to tell you horror stories about all these things that happened, people's career will be blown up over it --it will be fine,'" she said