"Sen. Katie Britt Faces Backlash for Misleading Border Comments and Sex-Trafficking Story"

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt acknowledged that the anecdote she used to criticize President Biden's border policies did not occur during his presidency, clarifying that the story she shared was about a woman trafficked at age 12 in Mexico in the mid-2000s. Freelance journalist Jonathan Katz tracked down the referenced story and found that it happened in Mexico, not during Biden's presidency. The White House criticized Britt for spreading debunked lies and opposing bipartisan border legislation, while Senate Republicans recently blocked a major bipartisan border deal and foreign aid package.