Interviewer: Do you regret using the word 'illegal' to describe immigrants last night, sir?

Biden: Well... not- probably- I don't regret- technically they're not supposed to be here.

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1766194884115861979

From his State of the Union speech last night, he said: "Laken Riley was an innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75OIu1hUchQ

  • dead [he/him]
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    8 months ago

    Posting this as a followup. In an interview from today with MSNBC, Biden is now saying that he regrets using the word "illegal" to describe an immigrant. Biden says he should have said "undocumented person". Though he follows it up by emphasizing that his border policies have not changed and says "we have to control the border".

    https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1766575235011121365