President Biden praised Sen. Katie Britt's talent after she gave the Republican response to his State of the Union address.
Biden mentioned that he saw a bit of her 17-minute rebuttal on TV.
He stated that he thought she was talented but didn't fully understand the points she was making.
Senator Britt, who is in her first term, criticized Biden for high prices at the grocery store and gas station, the situation at the U.S. southern border, and crime in cities.
The White House criticized her after her speech. criticized her stance on reproductive rights issues and the bipartisan border deal, noting her opposition to the deal negotiated by a group of senators.
Spokesperson Andrew Bates said Senator Britt voted against the bipartisan border deal, siding with fentanyl traffickers.
Britt faced social media criticism for her melodramatic and unnatural rebuttal. She was criticized for delivering the speech from her kitchen in Montgomery, Ala. was criticized as being amateurish and actorly for her speech.
Britt, an is an up-and-coming figure within the GOP and the youngest female Republican elected to the Senate. She is part of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s leadership team and sits on the highly coveted Appropriations Committee.
