Joe Biden has apologized for using the word “illegal” during his State of the Union address to describe the Venezuelan immigrant who murdered Laken Riley. However, the president did not apologize for calling Riley “Lincoln Riley” twice during his speech.
In an interview with MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart, Biden apologized for using the word “illegal” to describe immigrants who are actually living in the United States illegally. “I shouldn’t be using illegal ones, it’s not documented,” he said.
‘We must control our borders’
“Look, when I talked about the difference between Trump and me, one of the things I talked about at the border was his, the way he talked about vermin, he talked about the way these people contaminate the blood. I talked about my Things I wouldn’t do. Things I wouldn’t do,” Biden continued.
“I’m not going to treat any, any, any of these people with disrespect. Look, they built this country. The reason our economy grows. We have to have controlled borders and more orderly movement, but I totally disagree with him perspective,” he continued. “Look, they built this country. The reason for our economic growth. We have to control the borders and allow for more orderly movement of people, but I completely disagree with him.
“So, do you regret using that word?” Capehart asked. “Yes,” the president replied.
During his speech, Biden used the word “unlawful” when calling for the passage of a bipartisan border security bill. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene yelled at him to name Riley, who she added was killed “by illegal immigrants.”
“Illegal, yes,” Biden replied, then asked how many people had been killed “legally.”
Jose Antonio Ibarra is charged with malice and felony murder, aggravated assault, kidnapping, and concealing the death of another. Police said the incident was a “crime of opportunity”.