Trump Blasts Biden Over Laken Riley’s Death After Biden Says He Regrets Using Term ‘Illegal’

The back-and-forth underscores how Riley’s murder has become a flashpoint in the 2024 campaign.

AP/Mike Stewart
A supporter holds a poster with a photo of Laken Riley at a President Trump campaign rally. AP/Mike Stewart

President Biden says he regrets using the term “illegal” during his State of the Union address to describe the suspected killer of Laken Riley, as his all-but-certain 2024 GOP rival, President Trump, blasted the Democrat’s immigration policies and blamed them for her death at a rally attended by the Georgia nursing student’s family and friends.

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