"Biden's State of the Union Address: Hecklers, Immigration, and Controversy"

During his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden mentioned the death of Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student, and referred to the Venezuelan man accused of killing her as an "illegal," prompting a tense exchange with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Biden's use of the term "illegal" is outdated and often preferred by Republicans, but long abandoned by Democrats and social justice advocates. The president called on Congress to pass a bipartisan border security bill and directed his remarks to the victim's parents, expressing empathy as someone who has lost children.