Republican Senator Katie Britt faced backlash after delivering the GOP response to Biden's State of the Union speech. She consulted with Speaker Mike Johnson, who reassured her that the speech wouldn't harm her career despite criticism for being overly dramatic. Britt defended her passionate delivery, stating it reflected her commitment to the issues, and emphasized that the incident highlighted the GOP's alignment with key issues.
.@SenKatieBritt: State of the Union rebuttal drama shows GOP is ‘right on the issues’ https://t.co/yWd1ohu1YR https://t.co/yWd1ohu1YR
Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) isn’t apologizing for telling a misleading story during her State of the Union response. https://t.co/HvzW7Opbgj
Turns out Mitch McConnell picked Katie Britt to give GOP response to Biden's SoU & Britt then consulted with Speaker Johnson about her speech, widely panned as overly dramatic. "I mean, my crime was putting too much passion, too much heart and soul behind the issues," Britt said.
Sen. Katie Britt Shares Mike Johnson's Ironic Pep Talk Before Her Biden SOTU Speech https://t.co/yUWCwOpcDY
GOP Sen. Katie Britt says Speaker Mike Johnson reassured her ahead of the speech to ignore any "horror stories" and that the moment wouldn't blow up her career. https://t.co/vMobpTghCA
It was the morning after Katie Britt delivered the Republican response to Biden's State of the Union that she realized the backlash, she said on Ted Cruz's podcast https://t.co/nibV4VkKFk