Alabama Senator Katie Britt delivers "disastrous" GOP reaction to State of the Union

Washington DC - The Republican National Committee released its official reaction to the recent State of the Union address, which has left voters on both sides of the political aisle cringing in embarrassment.

Following President Joe Biden's State of the Union, the Republican National Committee released a reaction that has been getting heavily criticized.
Following President Joe Biden's State of the Union, the Republican National Committee released a reaction that has been getting heavily criticized.  © Collage: Screenshots / X / @GOP

Following Joe Biden's address to the nation on Thursday, the GOP shared a lengthy video on social media starring Alabama Senator Katie Britt, who described the president as "a dithering and diminished leader" who is "out of touch."

"Right now, the American dream has turned into a nightmare for so many families," she began, noting that "our country can do better."

She went on to slam the president's policies, mainly focusing on immigration. Britt insisted that "innocent Americans are dying" and called on the president to "stop the suffering."

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Though her speech was on par with the doom and gloom messaging the far-right regularly touts, her awkward delivery and lack of substantive arguments have been receiving flack from just about everyone, even prominent Republicans.

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk described the clip as "not what we need" and insulted Britt for "talking like she's hosting a cooking show."

An unnamed advisor to Donald Trump's campaign told Rolling Stone, "What the hell am I watching right now?" while an anonymous Republican strategist described the clip to The Daily Beast as "one of our biggest disasters ever."

Senator Katie Britt impressed pretty much no one

Alabama Senator Katie Britt speaking at a press conference on border security in Washington, DC on December 07, 2023.
Alabama Senator Katie Britt speaking at a press conference on border security in Washington, DC on December 07, 2023.  © Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

Katie Britt, who has been in office since 2022, is considered by many to be a rising star in the Republican Party, as she is the youngest candidate ever elected to the Senate, and has the backing of the party's leader and presumptive presidential nominee – Donald Trump.

As she has yet to become a household name, her video was an opportunity for her to introduce herself to the country, but even with MAGA in her corner, she still couldn't manage to stick the landing.

Some critics took issue with the fact that the video was, for some reason, filmed in a kitchen, including Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former communications director for the Trump administration, who described Britt's staging as "bizarre" during an interview with CNN.

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"Senator Katie Britt is a very impressive person… I do not understand the decision to put her in a KITCHEN for one of the most important speeches she's ever given.

"Women can be both wives and mothers and also stateswomen, so to put her in a kitchen, not in front of a podium or in the Senate chamber where she was elected... I think that was a missed opportunity," Griffin added.

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