Republican Party has had mixed results with their responses to Democratic presidents’ State of the Union addresses, but the 2024 response from Alabama Senator Katie Britt might go down as the worst ever.
Delivered from her kitchen, Britt’s speech attempted to refute President Joe Biden’s religious moralizing and claims about America and Joe Biden that lacked evidence, with a delivery that included obvious fake crying turning into off-putting cheeriness. on a dimeIt was heavily criticized during and after the speech.
According to Rolling Stone and The Daily Beast, even other Republicans thought it was terrible. Social media users from across the political spectrum tore into the response with jokes and simple, fitting summaries., Social media personality Yashar Ali summed it up best in the only clip Britt posted to her own accounts: “HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?” Activist and commentator Shannon Watts highlighted a cruel contradiction in Britt’s presentation and noted the symbolism of where Britt chose to film her speech, as did others.
Some people made jokes and referenced “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
Many criticized the overly dramatic nature of Britt’s response.
Many comments were brutally concise.
Many suggested “SNL” and Bobby Jindal probably feels good right now.
We don’t know how this will impact Britt’s political future, but one thing's for sure: Bobby Jindal probably feels pretty good right now.
Alabama Senator gave the speech “from her kitchen because that’s where they think women belong,” activist Shannon Watts jokes.
And there were quite a few references to “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
The melodramatic quality of Britt’s response was also frequently roasted.
Much of the commentary was brutally succinct:
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And of course plenty of people suggested “SNL”
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We have no idea how this will impact Britt’s political future, but we can be sure of one thing: Marco Rubio and Bobby Jindal probably feel pretty good right now.
