McConnell defends Katie Britt after State of the Union response is rebuked by sex trafficking victim

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) defended Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) Tuesday after he was asked to respond to criticism of the human trafficking story she shared during her response to President Joe Biden‘s State of the Union address.

“We were proud of Sen. Britt, thought she did a great job, and I have zero criticism of her performance,” McConnell said when asked at his weekly press conference about reports that Britt misled the public since the harrowing tale she shared did not take place during Biden’s presidency.

“I thought it was really outstanding,” McConnell added, without weighing in on the controversy. 

In her response to the State of the Union address, Britt described how she met a woman at the U.S.-Mexico
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