Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to bother President Biden by telling him to say Laken Riley’s name, so he did and talked about her.
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As Biden spoke about the border law, Marjorie Taylor Greene yelled at Laken Riley and said her name, so did President Biden, and said she was killed by an illegal immigrant and her heart went out to her parents.
And then he moved on, while Marjorie Taylor Greene and her MAGA hat were silent.
Republicans especially complained when Biden called them out for blocking the bipartisan border security bill, but if they were trying to upstage or humiliate Biden, they failed. Biden didn’t look too old to be president. He looked like a president who was in charge and heading into a second term.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a member of the White House press pool and a congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a bachelor’s degree in political science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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