Biden’s State of the Union address rebuttal with kitchen background
‘Boomerang’ with incorrect facts and awkward language
Senator Katie Britt (42, photo), the ‘secret weapon’ put forward by the opposition Republican Party to refute US President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on the 7th, is being criticized for her disappointing rebuttal speech. ‘Memes’ mocking his unnatural tone and facial expressions, factual errors, and the fact that he chose the kitchen of his home in Montgomery, Alabama as the venue for his speech, are appearing one after another.
Rep. Britt, who entered the Senate in the midterm elections last November, is a former lawyer and a working mother of two children. The Republican Party expected that President Biden, who is 40 years older than him, would show the appearance of a young and energetic woman and highlight the weaknesses of President Biden, who has suffered from a series of rumors about his health.
However, in his speech that day, he claimed that illegal immigration has increased rapidly since the inauguration of the Biden administration, and cited the case of a woman who was kidnapped by a Mexican gang in 2002 and lived as a sex slave for four years. It mentioned a victim who had nothing to do with the Biden administration. Many commented that it was unnatural that he suddenly changed his expression and voice strongly while giving a speech with a trembling voice and an expression that looked like he was about to cry.
Criticism also continued regarding the venue of the speech. Even Charlie Kirk, founder of the conservative group Turning Point USA, took issue with the kitchen, saying, “It looked as if we were hosting a cooking program.” It is assessed that President Biden’s more energetic appearance than usual on this day also highlighted Rep. Britt’s weaknesses. The number of live viewers of the State of the Union address on this day was 32.2 million, an 18% increase from last year.
The U.S. opposition party often puts forward a sacred politician as someone who refute the incumbent president’s State of the Union address. Former President Barack Obama, a first-term senator, also gained national recognition by refuting then-President George W. Bush’s State of the Union address point by point in early 2008. He gained momentum and went directly to the White House in the presidential election of the same year.
Source: Donga
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