"Sen. Katie Britt Faces Backlash Over Misleading Statements and Satirical Portrayal on 'SNL'"

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Sen. Katie Boyd Britt defended her use of a graphic sex-trafficking story from 20 years ago to criticize President Biden's immigration policies, claiming without evidence that trafficking has increased under the Biden administration. She faced criticism for linking the story to Biden's watch, despite the abuse occurring in Mexico nearly two decades ago. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called out the falsehoods in Britt's remarks, emphasizing the need for the Senate to act on securing the southern border.
- Britt defends use of graphic sex-trafficking story from 20 years ago to attack Biden The Washington Post
- Scarlett Johansson plays Sen. Katie Britt in a satire of her SOTU rebuttal on ‘SNL’ CNN
- Sen. Katie Britt accused of misleading statement in State of the Union response CBS News
- Fox News Confronts Katie Britt on Falsely Connecting Biden to Sex-Trafficking Story The Daily Beast
- Amid Criticism, Britt Seeks to Defend Her Misleading Border Comments The New York Times
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