Biden aides said he was responding to Marjorie Taylor Greene's interruptions.
President Joe Biden holds up a Laken Riley button as he delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Mar. 7, 2024, in Washington.Now, the administration and his campaign are weighing in on the off-script moment.
"And you heard him talk more broadly about how he thinks about immigrants in this country," he continued. "The fact that he wouldn't use language like Donald Trump has used, calling them vermin, poisoning the blood of our country, really lifting them up and he respects them as human beings. But also as somebody who supports a bipartisan solution to what's happening at the border.
The moment under scrutiny came about halfway through Thursday's address as he turned to talking about immigration and criticizing Republicans for tanking a bipartisan border deal. Republican Representative from Georgia Marjorie Taylor shouts as President Joe Biden delivers his third State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Mar. 7, 2024.The National Immigration Center said it was "shocked" to hear Biden use that term. Rep. Chuy García, D-Ill., said as an immigrant he was "extremely disappointed" to hear it, a sentiment echoed by some other Democratic lawmakers.
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