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Katie Britt defends use of sex-trafficking story in SOTU response that happened during Bush administration

Headline from FOX 5 DC, on the newest of 2 developments

Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama, who gave GOP response to Biden’s State of the Union address, gave a harrowing account of a young woman’s sexual abuse that happened several years before Biden took office.

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  1. Journalist says Katie Britt’s story about child sex abuse ‘out-and-out lie’

    Headline from The Guardian ·

  2. Newest

    Katie Britt defends use of sex-trafficking story in SOTU response that happened during Bush administration

    Headline from FOX 5 DC ·

Reports & sources

41 articles, oldest first.

  1. Forbes

    Katie Britt Accused Of Misleading Story In State Of The Union Response: What To Know (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., appeared to link a story of sexual abuse to President Biden’s border policies, but the incident she described took place during the Bush Administration.

  2. The Guardian

    Journalist says Katie Britt’s story about child sex abuse ‘out-and-out lie’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Jonathan Katz accuses Britt of being ‘dishonest’ in State of the Union rebuttal with story about Karla Jacinto Romero

  3. New York Post

    Sen. Katie Britt denies trying to pin sex-trafficking horror on Biden during State of the Union rebuttal (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Sen. Katie Britt on Sunday denied accusations that she intentionally implied the harrowing sex-trafficking story she referenced in her State of the Union rebuttal took place under President Biden’s watch.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Sen. Katie Britt denies misleading and widely criticized sex trafficking anecdote in Biden's State of the Union rebuttal (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Saturday Night Live spoofed Britt’s speech and her misrepresentation of the sex trafficking story.

  5. Insider

    Katie Britt defended her story suggesting Biden's border policies are to blame for sex trafficking that happened 3 presidencies ago (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Sen. Katie Britt defended detailing an account of sex trafficking during her SOTU rebuttal, denying that it was deceptive to link it to Joe Biden.

  6. Salon

    Katie Britt seems to have taken some liberties with that sex trafficking story she told (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Katie Britt seems to have taken some liberties with that sex trafficking story she told

  7. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Sen. Katie Britt denies misusing widely criticized sex trafficking anecdote in Biden's State of the Union rebuttal (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Saturday Night Live spoofed Britt’s speech and her misrepresentation of the sex trafficking story.

  8. The Guardian

    Katie Britt defends sex trafficking story that she implied occurred under Biden (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Republican denied hiding the fact that the abuse she referred to in her State of the Union rebuttal had actually occurred during Bush

  9. New York Times

    Amid Criticism, Britt Seeks to Defend Her Misleading Border Comments (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Katie Britt, a Republican senator from Alabama, suggested on Fox News that viewers should have parsed her wording to determine that a sex-trafficking case she referred to wasn’t recent.

  10. FOX 5 DC

    Katie Britt defends use of sex-trafficking story in SOTU response that happened during Bush administration (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama, who gave GOP response to Biden’s State of the Union address, gave a harrowing account of a young woman’s sexual abuse that happened several years before Biden took office.

  11. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Sex trafficking victim says Sen. Katie Britt telling her story during SOTU rebuttal is 'not fair' (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Jacinto said she met the senator at an event with other government officials and anti-human-trafficking activists, not a one-on-one as Britt stated.

  12. Poynter

    How a tenacious reporter revealed Sen. Katie Britt’s SOTU response to be ‘beyond misleading’ (opens Poynter)

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    Poynter's feed description

    Britt tied an anecdote about a woman who survived sex trafficking to Biden’s border policies. But it happened during the George W. Bush admin.

  13. New York Times

    Opinion | Sex Trafficking, De Facto Lies and Immigration (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Senator Katie Britt’s deeply misleading tale.

  14. NPR

    Anti-sex trafficking advocate accuses GOP Sen. Katie Britt of distorting her story (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The woman who appears central to an anecdote told by GOP Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., in the GOP response to the State of the Union called the use of her story "distorted for political purposes.

  15. The Guardian

    Katie Britt’s State of the Union story about child sex abuse criticized by victim – US politics live (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Karla Jacinto Romero says lawmakers lack empathy when using human trafficking for political purposes

  16. The Guardian

    ‘Not fair at all’: Sex trafficking victim says Katie Britt distorted her story for political purposes (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Republican told woman’s story in State of the Union rebuttal and implied it occurred under Biden instead of Bush’s presidency

  17. People

    Katie Britt Slammed by Sex Trafficking Survivor Whose Story Went Viral After Britt Lied About Key Details (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    The sex trafficking survivor whose story was told by Republican Sen. Katie Britt during the lawmaker's viral State of the Union rebuttal tells CNN that Joe Biden's immigration policies didn't factor into her story for a number of reasons — including that it didn't happen in the U.S.

  18. Salon

    “Not fair” Sex-trafficking victim shames Katie Britt over State of the Union response story (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Britt appeared to blame Joe Biden for sex-trafficking that occurred in Mexico under George W. Bush.

  19. Washington Post

    Analysis | Katie Britt’s defense of sex-trafficking anecdote compounds its problems (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Britt and her office are trying to rescue her point. But their summary is still very misleading, and the woman involved is now taking issue.

  20. Fox7 Austin

    Katie Britt defends use of Bush-era sex-trafficking story in SOTU response (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama, who gave GOP response to Biden’s State of the Union address, gave a harrowing account of a young woman’s sexual abuse that happened several years before Biden took office.

  21. Rolling Stone

    Sex Trafficking Survivor Calls Out Katie Britt for Misrepresenting Her Story (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Karla Jacinto, a sex trafficking survivor, hit back at Katie Britt after the Alabama senator misrepresented her story during the SOTU rebuttal.

  22. Independent Journal Review

    Britt Under Fire Regarding Sex Trafficking Story (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    When Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) hit the national stage to rebut President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, she

  23. The New Republic

    Sex Trafficking Victim Slams Katie Britt for Warping Story for SOTU (opens The New Republic)

    Published

    The New Republic's feed description

    Karla Jacinto Romero isn’t happy about the way Republican Senator Katie Britt used her story for the State of the Union response.

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