The White House on Monday said President Biden 'absolutely did not apologize' for referring to the alleged illegal immigrant killer of Georgia student Laken Riley as 'an illegal' – the latest turn in a spiraling controversy over an unscripted remark at the State of the Union.
Lincoln Riley ,' he said, holding up a badge with her name on it. 'An innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal, that’s right.' The use of the term 'illegal,' even in reference to an alleged illegal immigrant murderer, rankled some Democrats and immigration activists who consider the word offensive. 'Let me be clear: No human being is illegal,' said Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on X, formerly known as Twitter.
As a proud immigrant, I'm extremely disappointed to hear President Biden use the word ‘illegal,’' Rep. Chuy Garcia, D-Ill., said. Biden was later asked about the use of the word in an MSNBC interview and expressed regret for the perceived faux pas, while also claiming that illegal immigrants 'built the country.' 'And I shouldn't have used illegal, I should've… It's undocumented.
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