The White House clarified President Biden’s use of the term “illegal” to describe an undocumented migrant in his State of the Union speech. Spokesperson Olivia Dalton stated Biden did not apologize but expressed regret, a distinction emphasized after criticism from Democrats.
The controversy arose alongside the case of a Venezuelan migrant accused of murdering Laken Riley in Georgia, which Republicans have used to criticize Biden’s border security stance. Republicans, including Speaker Mike Johnson, accused Biden of weakness, demanding an apology to Riley’s family, while the White House pushes for bipartisan border security legislation.
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