During his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden got the name of Laken Riley wrong. When Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene heckled him, shouting, “What about Laken Riley?” he fired back, “Lincoln Riley? An innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal! That’s right? But how many of thousands of people being killed by legals?!”
That infuriated Laken’s mother, Allyson Phillips, as could be expected. In a Facebook post that came in response to someone noting that Biden called Laken “Lincoln” and then tried to minimize her death by bringing up Beau’s cancer death, Phillips said, “Biden does not even KNOW my child’s name – it’s pathetic! If you are going to say her name (even when forced to do so) at least say the right name!”
This is not the first time Phillips has spoken out about her daughter’s death and indicated that she blames Biden’s policies for it. In a post about her daughter’s death, she wrote, “It would be really easy to lose our faith in mankind because of this senseless and avoidable tragedy. The amount of love, support and help that we have received during this horrific nightmare is overwhelming. I can’t begin to tell you all how much we appreciate all of the text, calls, flowers, meals, groceries, bows, pictures, personal gifts, memorials, gift cards and donations to Laken’s foundation.”
Quite in contrast to President Biden, former President Donald Trump has spoken out numerous times about Laken’s death. When speaking from the border about it, for example, he said that he spoke to Laken’s “devastated” parents and that Joe Biden’s border policies are responsible.
Calling Biden incompetent and the border crisis and invasion, Trump said, “The parents are devastated, and they’re incredible people. This is a Joe Biden invasion. A Biden invasion. I call him crooked Joe… the most incompetent president we’ve ever had.”
He then added, added, “A beautiful 22-year-old nursing student from Georgia was barbarically attacked. She was on a morning run… she was a beautiful young woman. I spoke to her parents yesterday. They are incredible people. They are devastated beyond belief. She was so beautiful in so many ways.”
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In a statement on Biden’s border policies, Border Patrol Union President Judd said, “Unfortunately, a visit by President Biden three years into his term and after repeatedly stating there is no crisis is too little, too late. Whether stating it himself or through WH Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre, Biden has said he’s done everything he can to secure the border.”
He added, “If that was the truth, and it wasn’t, there would be no point in visiting the border now. But even if he were to put the proper policies in place at this late hour, he’d be doing it only to try to save his Presidency. And self-serving actions when time is winding down should always give Americans pause. Common sense dictates that as a lame duck, he’d revert back to his open border policies if re-elected. Biden is going to the border now solely to try to save himself. Border security should never be about politics, it should always be about the safety and security of this great nation and the American people.”
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