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Sen. Katie Britt's, R-Ala., official Republican response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Thursday night turned heads — but not for any of the right reasons.
The freshman senator's high-profile rebuttal was stern in its focus on immigration and the state of the economy — two key sticking points against the president — but had a bizarre delivery, according to The Daily Beast. Its dramatic cadence and beige-toned kitchen backdrop left political operatives and observers unsure of what to make of it.
Britt's performance was so unnerving that some Republicans watched "with a grimace," the Daily Beast reports. A GOP strategist even told the outlet that gossip about Britt's delivery quickly circulated among operatives connected to Donald Trump, which could have an impact on her consideration as his running mate.
"Everyone's fucking losing it," the Republican, granted anonymity discuss private conversations, told the Daily Beast. "It's one of our biggest disasters ever."
In the minutes afterward, Britt's performance appeared to become a marked embarrassment for the Republican Party, generating widespread criticism among its pundits. Many took issue with the setting of Britt's speech: the GOP rising star gave the remarks clad in a deep-green blouse and seated at what she said was her home's kitchen table in an effort to come off as "America's mom."
“Senator Katie Britt is a very impressive person. She ran a hell of race in [Alabama],” former Trump White House advisor Alyssa Farah Griffin, who supports Nikki Haley, posted on X. “I do not understand the decision to put her in a KITCHEN for one of the most important speeches she’s ever given.”
Griffin elaborated on those thoughts during an appearance on CNN late Thursday, underscoring how "the staging of this was bizarre" to her, according to The Hill.
https://www.salon.com/2024/03/08/one-of-our-biggest-disasters-ever-fking-losing-it-over-katie-britt-sotu-response/
The freshman senator's high-profile rebuttal was stern in its focus on immigration and the state of the economy — two key sticking points against the president — but had a bizarre delivery, according to The Daily Beast. Its dramatic cadence and beige-toned kitchen backdrop left political operatives and observers unsure of what to make of it.
Britt's performance was so unnerving that some Republicans watched "with a grimace," the Daily Beast reports. A GOP strategist even told the outlet that gossip about Britt's delivery quickly circulated among operatives connected to Donald Trump, which could have an impact on her consideration as his running mate.
"Everyone's fucking losing it," the Republican, granted anonymity discuss private conversations, told the Daily Beast. "It's one of our biggest disasters ever."
In the minutes afterward, Britt's performance appeared to become a marked embarrassment for the Republican Party, generating widespread criticism among its pundits. Many took issue with the setting of Britt's speech: the GOP rising star gave the remarks clad in a deep-green blouse and seated at what she said was her home's kitchen table in an effort to come off as "America's mom."
“Senator Katie Britt is a very impressive person. She ran a hell of race in [Alabama],” former Trump White House advisor Alyssa Farah Griffin, who supports Nikki Haley, posted on X. “I do not understand the decision to put her in a KITCHEN for one of the most important speeches she’s ever given.”
Griffin elaborated on those thoughts during an appearance on CNN late Thursday, underscoring how "the staging of this was bizarre" to her, according to The Hill.
https://www.salon.com/2024/03/08/one-of-our-biggest-disasters-ever-fking-losing-it-over-katie-britt-sotu-response/
