"Biden's Controversial Statements and Reactions in the State of the Union Address"

The White House clarified that President Biden did not apologize for referring to the alleged illegal immigrant killer of Georgia student Laken Riley as "an illegal," despite criticism from some Democrats and immigration activists. Biden expressed regret for using the term "illegal" and later stated that he should have used "undocumented." The White House accused critics of "playing politics" and renewed calls for Congress to pass a bipartisan border agreement, while facing conservative opposition for the proposal.