Sen. Katie Britt defends human trafficking story despite Democratic criticism
OAN’s Elizabeth Volberding
12:55 PM – Monday, March 11, 2024
In her State of the Union address, GOP Alabama Senator Katie Britt passionately condemned United States President Joe Biden by sharing a powerful story of sex trafficking that took place 20 years ago.
Responding to Biden’s State of the Union address, Senator Britt (R-Ala.) stood firm in her remarks.
She passionately criticized Biden’s administration by recounting the harrowing experience of a woman who was sexually assaulted and trafficked in Mexico between 2004 and 2008. However, Britt seemed to imply that these traumatic events happened in the United States due to Biden’s open border policies.
Despite the victim clarifying that Biden was not president at the time and that the incidents occurred in Mexico, Britt continued to use the woman’s story to criticize Biden, which sparked backlash.
Nevertheless, Britt proudly defended her remarks and dismissed the criticisms, stating that the president’s border policy still played a role in the story.
“I’ve said, in [Biden’s] first 100 days he had 94 executive actions, and those executive actions didn’t just create the crisis. They invited it,” Britt said in a Fox News Sunday interview with Shannon Bream.
“The truth is, and the media knows that they’re not covering it, that human trafficking has gone up under President Biden,” she added. “If you look back under 2018, it was a $500 million industry, human trafficking by the drug cartels. It is now a $13 billion dollar industry. Shannon, the drug cartels are winning under this. This is a story of what is happening now.”
In response, Biden’s campaign criticized Britt’s record on immigration policies.
A bipartisan border-security agreement was blocked by congressional Republicans earlier this year, according to White House spokesman Andrew Bates. However, GOP officials maintained that the bill was purposely deceiving, faulty, and would have allotted even more funding for Ukraine even though it is completely unrelated to the Southern border.
“Last month, Senator Britt sided against President Biden, the Border Patrol Union, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce by opposing the toughest bipartisan border deal in modern history — instead voting with fentanyl traffickers,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said.
“Instead of telling more debunked lies to justify opposing the toughest bipartisan border legislation in modern history, Senator Britt should stop choosing human smugglers and fentanyl traffickers over our national security and the Border Patrol Union,” Bates added.
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How did the Biden administration respond to Senator Britt’s remarks on immigration policies, and what counterarguments did they present
OAN’s Elizabeth Volberding recently reported on GOP Alabama Senator Katie Britt’s condemnation of United States President Joe Biden in her State of the Union address. Senator Britt passionately shared a powerful story of sex trafficking that took place 20 years ago.
In response to Biden’s State of the Union address, Senator Britt stood firm in her remarks. She criticized Biden’s administration by recounting the harrowing experience of a woman who was sexually assaulted and trafficked in Mexico between 2004 and 2008. However, Britt seemed to imply that these traumatic events happened in the United States due to Biden’s open border policies.
Despite the victim clarifying that Biden was not president at the time and that the incidents occurred in Mexico, Britt continued to use the woman’s story to criticize Biden, which sparked backlash. Nevertheless, Britt proudly defended her remarks and dismissed the criticisms, stating that the president’s border policy still played a role in the story.
During an interview with Fox News Sunday, Britt stated, “I’ve said, in [Biden’s] first 100 days he had 94 executive actions, and those executive actions didn’t just create the crisis. They invited it.” She further added, “The truth is, and the media knows that they’re not covering it, that human trafficking has gone up under President Biden. If you look back under 2018, it was a $500 million industry, human trafficking by the drug cartels. It is now a $13 billion dollar industry. Shannon, the drug cartels are winning under this. This is a story of what is happening now.”
In response, Biden’s campaign criticized Britt’s record on immigration policies. They highlighted that a bipartisan border-security agreement was blocked by congressional Republicans earlier this year. The White House spokesman, Andrew Bates, argued that the bill was purposely deceiving, faulty, and would have allotted even more funding for Ukraine, even though it is completely unrelated to the Southern border.
The exchange between Senator Britt and the Biden administration underscores the ongoing debate and differences surrounding immigration policies. While both sides present their arguments, it is essential to thoroughly examine the facts and context to form an informed opinion on the matter.
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