Speaking during a terribly sad but also very powerful event on Monday, February 23, Angel Mom Allyson Phillips, whose 22-year-old daughter Laken Riley was horribly assaulted and slain by a Tren de Aragua-connected illegal alien who had been released into the United States by the Biden regime, said that Trump has stood by her family, unlike Biden.
That commentary came during a ceremony held in the White House, in which Phillips and other angel parents commented on what the Trump Administration is doing to crack down on the illegal immigration threat and help the families of those harmed by those who shouldn’t even be in our nation.
Commenting on the situation, Phillips said that the president won’t forget about Laken Riley and has fought for those like her and her family, saying, “You have said from the beginning, literally the day after this happened, that you would not forget about Laken. You weren’t president at that time and you have not forgotten, you have fought a fight that most people would not want to fight.”
Continuing, she noted that others wouldn’t do that, as forgetting about Laken would be far easier than standing by her memory and her family. She said, “Most people wouldn’t — they’d say it’s just easier not to do this and President Trump … you are doing a thankless job and most people just wouldn’t do.”
She then explained that the death of her daughter was a nightmare, and that so long as the border isn’t secured and the illegal aliens swept out, it could happen to any family. She said, “And I just can’t thank you enough — there are just not enough words to say because if you lived the nightmare that we have lived, you understand the importance of the job he’s doing and securing our nation and fighting for our families because this could be any family.”
Still not done, Phillips described how her daughter, a responsible college nursing student, was “a good girl” with a deep Christian faith, using that point to emphasize that this horrible sort of thing really could happen to anyone. “She just wanted to go for a run that morning after she’d gotten up 4 o’clock the morning before to decorate her roommate’s door for her birthday and she did everything for everyone else, she expected nothing in return,” Phillips said.
Adding to that, Phillips noted in further detail what Laken was like and that many Americans have suffered at the hands of illegal aliens, saying, “She just wanted to be a good friend, a good sister, a good daughter, and a hard-working nurse. She was working so hard … and I’m beyond blessed and thankful that you’re honoring Laken and not just Laken because she’s one of a ton of people that have suffered at the hands of illegal immigrants.”
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Concluding, Phillips thanked those like the president who have honored those who have been slain by illegal aliens, saying, “She’s not the only one and so thank you for honoring all of them, not just Laken. We’re just beyond grateful. Thank you.”
Watch her here:
Featured image credit: screengrab from the embedded video