Republican Katie Britt has defended her use of an account from a sex trafficking victim to attack President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
In a televised response, she used the story to attack his border policies, despite the case taking place in Mexico years before Mr Biden took office.
Fact-checkers pointed out inaccuracies in the Alabama senator’s comparison.
But in a Fox News interview on Sunday, Ms Britt insisted she had not misled voters with her claims.
In her response to the president’s speech, the Republican invoked the story of a woman who was raped thousands of times in a sex trafficking operation run by drug cartels, starting from when she was 12 years old. Her communications director told The Washington Post that the anecdote was about Karla Jacinto Romero.
Ms Romero has spoken publicly about her abuse in the past, but said it happened in her home country of Mexico from 2004 to 2008 – when Republican George W Bush was US president.
Asked on Sunday by Fox News host Shannon Bream if she meant to “give the impression that this horrible story happened on President Biden’s watch”, the senator replied “no”.
Ms Britt, the youngest woman representing the Republicans in the Senate, instead insisted that she was speaking about actions Mr Biden has allegedly taken to weaken border security.
She went on to say that “human trafficking has gone up under President Biden”.
Sen Britt has faced broader criticism for her State of the Union response, which is traditionally delivered by rising stars within the opposition party.
Some Republicans took issue with the unconventional setting – her kitchen table in Montgomery – for a speech meant to counter presidential remarks delivered from the Capitol.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump White House communications adviser, posted on X: “I do not understand the decision to put her in a KITCHEN for one of the most important speeches she’s ever given.”
Other Republicans criticised her “overcoached” delivery, which Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson skewered in a scathing skit on Saturday Night Live, a program popular with young viewers.
Referencing the sex-trafficking story, Ms Johansson said: “Rest assured, every detail about it is real, except the year, where it took place and who was president when it happened.”
After the rebuttal speech on Thursday evening, Republican president frontrunner Donald Trump praised Ms Britt, writing on social media: “Her conversation on Migrant Crime was powerful and insightful. Great job Katie!”
Republican Katie Britt has defended her use of an account from a sex trafficking victim to attack President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
In a televised response, she used the story to attack his border policies, despite the case taking place in Mexico years before Mr Biden took office.
Fact-checkers pointed out inaccuracies in the Alabama senator’s comparison.
But in a Fox News interview on Sunday, Ms Britt insisted she had not misled voters with her claims.
In her response to the president’s speech, the Republican invoked the story of a woman who was raped thousands of times in a sex trafficking operation run by drug cartels, starting from when she was 12 years old. Her communications director told The Washington Post that the anecdote was about Karla Jacinto Romero.
Ms Romero has spoken publicly about her abuse in the past, but said it happened in her home country of Mexico from 2004 to 2008 – when Republican George W Bush was US president.
Asked on Sunday by Fox News host Shannon Bream if she meant to “give the impression that this horrible story happened on President Biden’s watch”, the senator replied “no”.
Ms Britt, the youngest woman representing the Republicans in the Senate, instead insisted that she was speaking about actions Mr Biden has allegedly taken to weaken border security.
She went on to say that “human trafficking has gone up under President Biden”.
Sen Britt has faced broader criticism for her State of the Union response, which is traditionally delivered by rising stars within the opposition party.
Some Republicans took issue with the unconventional setting – her kitchen table in Montgomery – for a speech meant to counter presidential remarks delivered from the Capitol.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump White House communications adviser, posted on X: “I do not understand the decision to put her in a KITCHEN for one of the most important speeches she’s ever given.”
Other Republicans criticised her “overcoached” delivery, which Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson skewered in a scathing skit on Saturday Night Live, a program popular with young viewers.
Referencing the sex-trafficking story, Ms Johansson said: “Rest assured, every detail about it is real, except the year, where it took place and who was president when it happened.”
After the rebuttal speech on Thursday evening, Republican president frontrunner Donald Trump praised Ms Britt, writing on social media: “Her conversation on Migrant Crime was powerful and insightful. Great job Katie!”
Republican Katie Britt has defended her use of an account from a sex trafficking victim to attack President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
In a televised response, she used the story to attack his border policies, despite the case taking place in Mexico years before Mr Biden took office.
Fact-checkers pointed out inaccuracies in the Alabama senator’s comparison.
But in a Fox News interview on Sunday, Ms Britt insisted she had not misled voters with her claims.
In her response to the president’s speech, the Republican invoked the story of a woman who was raped thousands of times in a sex trafficking operation run by drug cartels, starting from when she was 12 years old. Her communications director told The Washington Post that the anecdote was about Karla Jacinto Romero.
Ms Romero has spoken publicly about her abuse in the past, but said it happened in her home country of Mexico from 2004 to 2008 – when Republican George W Bush was US president.
Asked on Sunday by Fox News host Shannon Bream if she meant to “give the impression that this horrible story happened on President Biden’s watch”, the senator replied “no”.
Ms Britt, the youngest woman representing the Republicans in the Senate, instead insisted that she was speaking about actions Mr Biden has allegedly taken to weaken border security.
She went on to say that “human trafficking has gone up under President Biden”.
Sen Britt has faced broader criticism for her State of the Union response, which is traditionally delivered by rising stars within the opposition party.
Some Republicans took issue with the unconventional setting – her kitchen table in Montgomery – for a speech meant to counter presidential remarks delivered from the Capitol.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump White House communications adviser, posted on X: “I do not understand the decision to put her in a KITCHEN for one of the most important speeches she’s ever given.”
Other Republicans criticised her “overcoached” delivery, which Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson skewered in a scathing skit on Saturday Night Live, a program popular with young viewers.
Referencing the sex-trafficking story, Ms Johansson said: “Rest assured, every detail about it is real, except the year, where it took place and who was president when it happened.”
After the rebuttal speech on Thursday evening, Republican president frontrunner Donald Trump praised Ms Britt, writing on social media: “Her conversation on Migrant Crime was powerful and insightful. Great job Katie!”
Republican Katie Britt has defended her use of an account from a sex trafficking victim to attack President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
In a televised response, she used the story to attack his border policies, despite the case taking place in Mexico years before Mr Biden took office.
Fact-checkers pointed out inaccuracies in the Alabama senator’s comparison.
But in a Fox News interview on Sunday, Ms Britt insisted she had not misled voters with her claims.
In her response to the president’s speech, the Republican invoked the story of a woman who was raped thousands of times in a sex trafficking operation run by drug cartels, starting from when she was 12 years old. Her communications director told The Washington Post that the anecdote was about Karla Jacinto Romero.
Ms Romero has spoken publicly about her abuse in the past, but said it happened in her home country of Mexico from 2004 to 2008 – when Republican George W Bush was US president.
Asked on Sunday by Fox News host Shannon Bream if she meant to “give the impression that this horrible story happened on President Biden’s watch”, the senator replied “no”.
Ms Britt, the youngest woman representing the Republicans in the Senate, instead insisted that she was speaking about actions Mr Biden has allegedly taken to weaken border security.
She went on to say that “human trafficking has gone up under President Biden”.
Sen Britt has faced broader criticism for her State of the Union response, which is traditionally delivered by rising stars within the opposition party.
Some Republicans took issue with the unconventional setting – her kitchen table in Montgomery – for a speech meant to counter presidential remarks delivered from the Capitol.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump White House communications adviser, posted on X: “I do not understand the decision to put her in a KITCHEN for one of the most important speeches she’s ever given.”
Other Republicans criticised her “overcoached” delivery, which Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson skewered in a scathing skit on Saturday Night Live, a program popular with young viewers.
Referencing the sex-trafficking story, Ms Johansson said: “Rest assured, every detail about it is real, except the year, where it took place and who was president when it happened.”
After the rebuttal speech on Thursday evening, Republican president frontrunner Donald Trump praised Ms Britt, writing on social media: “Her conversation on Migrant Crime was powerful and insightful. Great job Katie!”
Republican Katie Britt has defended her use of an account from a sex trafficking victim to attack President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
In a televised response, she used the story to attack his border policies, despite the case taking place in Mexico years before Mr Biden took office.
Fact-checkers pointed out inaccuracies in the Alabama senator’s comparison.
But in a Fox News interview on Sunday, Ms Britt insisted she had not misled voters with her claims.
In her response to the president’s speech, the Republican invoked the story of a woman who was raped thousands of times in a sex trafficking operation run by drug cartels, starting from when she was 12 years old. Her communications director told The Washington Post that the anecdote was about Karla Jacinto Romero.
Ms Romero has spoken publicly about her abuse in the past, but said it happened in her home country of Mexico from 2004 to 2008 – when Republican George W Bush was US president.
Asked on Sunday by Fox News host Shannon Bream if she meant to “give the impression that this horrible story happened on President Biden’s watch”, the senator replied “no”.
Ms Britt, the youngest woman representing the Republicans in the Senate, instead insisted that she was speaking about actions Mr Biden has allegedly taken to weaken border security.
She went on to say that “human trafficking has gone up under President Biden”.
Sen Britt has faced broader criticism for her State of the Union response, which is traditionally delivered by rising stars within the opposition party.
Some Republicans took issue with the unconventional setting – her kitchen table in Montgomery – for a speech meant to counter presidential remarks delivered from the Capitol.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump White House communications adviser, posted on X: “I do not understand the decision to put her in a KITCHEN for one of the most important speeches she’s ever given.”
Other Republicans criticised her “overcoached” delivery, which Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson skewered in a scathing skit on Saturday Night Live, a program popular with young viewers.
Referencing the sex-trafficking story, Ms Johansson said: “Rest assured, every detail about it is real, except the year, where it took place and who was president when it happened.”
After the rebuttal speech on Thursday evening, Republican president frontrunner Donald Trump praised Ms Britt, writing on social media: “Her conversation on Migrant Crime was powerful and insightful. Great job Katie!”
Republican Katie Britt has defended her use of an account from a sex trafficking victim to attack President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
In a televised response, she used the story to attack his border policies, despite the case taking place in Mexico years before Mr Biden took office.
Fact-checkers pointed out inaccuracies in the Alabama senator’s comparison.
But in a Fox News interview on Sunday, Ms Britt insisted she had not misled voters with her claims.
In her response to the president’s speech, the Republican invoked the story of a woman who was raped thousands of times in a sex trafficking operation run by drug cartels, starting from when she was 12 years old. Her communications director told The Washington Post that the anecdote was about Karla Jacinto Romero.
Ms Romero has spoken publicly about her abuse in the past, but said it happened in her home country of Mexico from 2004 to 2008 – when Republican George W Bush was US president.
Asked on Sunday by Fox News host Shannon Bream if she meant to “give the impression that this horrible story happened on President Biden’s watch”, the senator replied “no”.
Ms Britt, the youngest woman representing the Republicans in the Senate, instead insisted that she was speaking about actions Mr Biden has allegedly taken to weaken border security.
She went on to say that “human trafficking has gone up under President Biden”.
Sen Britt has faced broader criticism for her State of the Union response, which is traditionally delivered by rising stars within the opposition party.
Some Republicans took issue with the unconventional setting – her kitchen table in Montgomery – for a speech meant to counter presidential remarks delivered from the Capitol.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump White House communications adviser, posted on X: “I do not understand the decision to put her in a KITCHEN for one of the most important speeches she’s ever given.”
Other Republicans criticised her “overcoached” delivery, which Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson skewered in a scathing skit on Saturday Night Live, a program popular with young viewers.
Referencing the sex-trafficking story, Ms Johansson said: “Rest assured, every detail about it is real, except the year, where it took place and who was president when it happened.”
After the rebuttal speech on Thursday evening, Republican president frontrunner Donald Trump praised Ms Britt, writing on social media: “Her conversation on Migrant Crime was powerful and insightful. Great job Katie!”
Republican Katie Britt has defended her use of an account from a sex trafficking victim to attack President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
In a televised response, she used the story to attack his border policies, despite the case taking place in Mexico years before Mr Biden took office.
Fact-checkers pointed out inaccuracies in the Alabama senator’s comparison.
But in a Fox News interview on Sunday, Ms Britt insisted she had not misled voters with her claims.
In her response to the president’s speech, the Republican invoked the story of a woman who was raped thousands of times in a sex trafficking operation run by drug cartels, starting from when she was 12 years old. Her communications director told The Washington Post that the anecdote was about Karla Jacinto Romero.
Ms Romero has spoken publicly about her abuse in the past, but said it happened in her home country of Mexico from 2004 to 2008 – when Republican George W Bush was US president.
Asked on Sunday by Fox News host Shannon Bream if she meant to “give the impression that this horrible story happened on President Biden’s watch”, the senator replied “no”.
Ms Britt, the youngest woman representing the Republicans in the Senate, instead insisted that she was speaking about actions Mr Biden has allegedly taken to weaken border security.
She went on to say that “human trafficking has gone up under President Biden”.
Sen Britt has faced broader criticism for her State of the Union response, which is traditionally delivered by rising stars within the opposition party.
Some Republicans took issue with the unconventional setting – her kitchen table in Montgomery – for a speech meant to counter presidential remarks delivered from the Capitol.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump White House communications adviser, posted on X: “I do not understand the decision to put her in a KITCHEN for one of the most important speeches she’s ever given.”
Other Republicans criticised her “overcoached” delivery, which Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson skewered in a scathing skit on Saturday Night Live, a program popular with young viewers.
Referencing the sex-trafficking story, Ms Johansson said: “Rest assured, every detail about it is real, except the year, where it took place and who was president when it happened.”
After the rebuttal speech on Thursday evening, Republican president frontrunner Donald Trump praised Ms Britt, writing on social media: “Her conversation on Migrant Crime was powerful and insightful. Great job Katie!”
Republican Katie Britt has defended her use of an account from a sex trafficking victim to attack President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
In a televised response, she used the story to attack his border policies, despite the case taking place in Mexico years before Mr Biden took office.
Fact-checkers pointed out inaccuracies in the Alabama senator’s comparison.
But in a Fox News interview on Sunday, Ms Britt insisted she had not misled voters with her claims.
In her response to the president’s speech, the Republican invoked the story of a woman who was raped thousands of times in a sex trafficking operation run by drug cartels, starting from when she was 12 years old. Her communications director told The Washington Post that the anecdote was about Karla Jacinto Romero.
Ms Romero has spoken publicly about her abuse in the past, but said it happened in her home country of Mexico from 2004 to 2008 – when Republican George W Bush was US president.
Asked on Sunday by Fox News host Shannon Bream if she meant to “give the impression that this horrible story happened on President Biden’s watch”, the senator replied “no”.
Ms Britt, the youngest woman representing the Republicans in the Senate, instead insisted that she was speaking about actions Mr Biden has allegedly taken to weaken border security.
She went on to say that “human trafficking has gone up under President Biden”.
Sen Britt has faced broader criticism for her State of the Union response, which is traditionally delivered by rising stars within the opposition party.
Some Republicans took issue with the unconventional setting – her kitchen table in Montgomery – for a speech meant to counter presidential remarks delivered from the Capitol.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump White House communications adviser, posted on X: “I do not understand the decision to put her in a KITCHEN for one of the most important speeches she’s ever given.”
Other Republicans criticised her “overcoached” delivery, which Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson skewered in a scathing skit on Saturday Night Live, a program popular with young viewers.
Referencing the sex-trafficking story, Ms Johansson said: “Rest assured, every detail about it is real, except the year, where it took place and who was president when it happened.”
After the rebuttal speech on Thursday evening, Republican president frontrunner Donald Trump praised Ms Britt, writing on social media: “Her conversation on Migrant Crime was powerful and insightful. Great job Katie!”
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