A video showing President Joe Biden’s visceral reaction when he was approached by Marjorie Taylor Greene ahead of his State of the Union address on Thursday has gone viral on social media.
The Georgia Republican, wearing a red MAGA hat, approached Biden as he entered the House chamber. Biden looked shocked and seemed to recoil from her.
one clip Digital consultant BW Carlin shared the exchange on X (formerly Twitter), where it received more than 2.3 million views and 49,000 likes. Former Democratic political consultant Tim Hogan shared a second video focusing on Biden’s reaction on the same platform, which received 1.1 million views.
Greene then handed Biden a badge bearing the name of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who police believe was killed by a man in Athens, Georgia, on February 22. Illegal immigrant killings.After Biden received the badge, Greene said, “Laken Riley, Riley said her name.” A clip from the exchange is Share on X Created by Donald Trump Jr. Viewed over 600,000 times.
Weekly newspaper The White House press office and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene were contacted via email, phone and voicemail at 2:45 a.m. ET on Friday. This article will be updated if a decision is made to comment.
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