In her last press gaggle, White House spokeswoman Olivia Dalton clarified that President Biden did not apologize for using the term 'illegal' to refer to the alleged murderer of Laken Riley. This statement was made in response to inquiries about Biden's comments during a recent State of the Union address. Despite varying reports and interpretations, the official stance remains that no apology was made. Dalton's clarification comes amid her announcement of leaving her position for a new role at Apple, with her last day being Wednesday.
AUDIO: Biden "absolutely did not apologize" for calling Laken Riley's alleged killer "an illegal" during State of the Union, says principal deputy press sec. Olivia Dalton https://t.co/yHJQaBeY50
White House claims Biden ‘did not apologize’ for using ‘illegal’ to describe Laken Riley’s alleged migrant killer https://t.co/jcW6Ut96Gm https://t.co/rUlSrCNZFd
Pres. Biden "absolutely did not apologize" for his use of the term "an illegal" during last week's State of the Union address, principal deputy press secretary Olivia Dalton told reporters Monday. https://t.co/gTmPgFiXFg
White House says Biden ‘absolutely did not apologize’ for calling Laken Riley’s alleged killer an ‘illegal’ https://t.co/TssQLOCGs5
Now the Biden admin is trying to spin that the president didn't actually apologize for calling Laken Riley's murderer an "illegal." We all saw Biden do it. Townhall will never apologize for telling the truth or for using the term illegal: https://t.co/vvIpfwxUqh https://t.co/N5geiYSjAC
Biden Apologized for Using the Term 'Illegal' to Describe a Killer. We Won't. https://t.co/DAHlPYFHxJ
The @whitehouse insists @JoeBiden did not apologize for calling Laken Riley's alleged murderer "an illegal" Spokeswoman Olivia Dalton saying: "I want to be really clear about something the president absolutely did not apologize. There was no apology anywhere in that conversation"
Asked about Biden apologizing for using word "illegal" to refer to immigrants, "the president did not apologize," White House spokeswoman Olivia Dalton says in last press gaggle. "There was no apology anywhere in that conversation." (Her last day is Weds.; has new job at Apple.)