"Sen. Katie Britt Faces Backlash Over SOTU Response and Trafficking Story"

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Sen. Katie Britt, a Republican senator from Alabama, has come under fire for allegedly misleading comments made during her response to President Biden's State of the Union address, where she appeared to suggest that a sex trafficking story had occurred during Biden's time in office. It was revealed that the story she shared actually took place in Mexico during George W. Bush's presidency. Britt defended her remarks, stating that she was contrasting her time in the Senate with Biden's administration and highlighting border issues. The White House called her remarks "debunked lies," and her comments were parodied on "Saturday Night Live."
Topics:top-news#border-policies#misleading-statement#politics#republican-party#sen-katie-britt#state-of-the-union
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