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>> reporter: yeah, ana, as laken riley's name has become a battle cry in the fight over border policy, her father told me that he hopes that his daughter will be remembered not for the way she died, but how she lived. >> who was laken to you? >> she was like an angel. >> reporter: this morning, jason riley speaking out for the first time, describing his 22-year-old daughter laken as an avid marathon runner with dreams of one day becoming a nurse and working with children. >> we were looking forward to seeing her graduate next year. she was so full of life. i just hate that, you know, she was taken so early. >> reporter: police say laken was murdered while jogging on the university of georgia campus last month. >> i wake up every day thinking, you know, that i can call her, and i can't. >> reporter: police have charged 26-year-old jose antonio ibara with her murder. he entered the u.s. illegally in 2022. despite an arrest in new york and a citation for shoplifting in georgia, was never deported. >> do you think a difference in immigration policy would have made a difference for laken?
>> reporter: yeah, ana, as laken riley's name has become a battle cry in the fight over border policy, her father told me that he hopes that his daughter will be remembered not for the way she died, but how she lived. >> who was laken to you? >> she was like an angel. >> reporter: this morning, jason riley speaking out for the first time, describing his 22-year-old daughter laken as an avid marathon runner with dreams of one day becoming a nurse and working with...
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former president trump meeting with laken's mom and stepdad earlier this month. just days after this tense exchange at the state of the union. georgia representative marjorie taylor greene imploring president biden to say laken riley's name. >> laken riley, an innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal. >> i feel like she's being used somewhat politically. >> how do you feel about that? >> it makes me angry. she was much better than that. she should be raised up for the person that she is. >> an angel on earth, her heartbroken father says now gone far too soon. >> what gives you strength? >> knowing that she's looking down on me. it has made me so much stronger. >> reporter: it's just heartbreaking, ana, and while the suspect has not yet entered a plea, we are now learning that he is requesting a jury trial. the family of laken riley also preparing for what is sure to be a very difficult trial. ana. >> priscilla thompson, thank you for bringing us that reporting. we'll be right back. be right ba. just one aleve. 12 hours of uninterrupted pain relief. aleve
former president trump meeting with laken's mom and stepdad earlier this month. just days after this tense exchange at the state of the union. georgia representative marjorie taylor greene imploring president biden to say laken riley's name. >> laken riley, an innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal. >> i feel like she's being used somewhat politically. >> how do you feel about that? >> it makes me angry. she was much better than that. she should be raised up...
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she was imploring him to say her name, meaning say laken riley's name. when he was interrupted by some of the congress people, including marjorie taylor greene, he did pick up a button and say her name. as you mentioned, said the word illegal. clearly, he regret that. members of congress on both sides of aisle the come out, including immigration advocates a illegal is a derogatory term. nbc news has interviewed a number of spanish-speaking people from across the country who said it, they are offended by that term but they view themselves as, perhaps, having come into the country illegally. there is wording bear in terms of how this all plays out. >> absolutely. allie raffa is back from the white house. you have to think about the president having heard the term illegals. we do not use that here at nbc news. he said he does not use that as well, typically but when you have the other side, marjorie taylor greene, constantly using that word coming at them. it seemed that it was embedded in the president's mind and he does regret having used that in place of
she was imploring him to say her name, meaning say laken riley's name. when he was interrupted by some of the congress people, including marjorie taylor greene, he did pick up a button and say her name. as you mentioned, said the word illegal. clearly, he regret that. members of congress on both sides of aisle the come out, including immigration advocates a illegal is a derogatory term. nbc news has interviewed a number of spanish-speaking people from across the country who said it, they are...
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they have now passed a law called the laken riley act, all republican members and 37 democrats voted in the house to support the bill. the legislation requires that the detention of any migrants accused of burglary or theft. my understanding is that burglary and theft are already illegal. what does this law add to the current existing law? is it just a messaging bill? does it do anything or change anything? i will note for our audience that overall crime is down this year across this country. and migrant crime is negligible. what does this law do? does it do anything? >> let me first of all just say that my heart goes out to this young woman's family, laken riley did not deserve what happened to her. to answer your question succinctly, this is smoke and mirrors by people who are not serious. we had a bipartisan piece of legislation in front of us. it had a lot of provisions, some provisions that some folks on my side didn't like, but the only way to get comprehensive immigration reform, the only way to address the current crisis on the border in divided government is on a bipartisan
they have now passed a law called the laken riley act, all republican members and 37 democrats voted in the house to support the bill. the legislation requires that the detention of any migrants accused of burglary or theft. my understanding is that burglary and theft are already illegal. what does this law add to the current existing law? is it just a messaging bill? does it do anything or change anything? i will note for our audience that overall crime is down this year across this country....
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i'd be a winner -- not really -- >> laken riley -- >> lincoln riley, an innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal, that's right. but how many thousands of people are being killed by illegals to her parents i say my heart goes out to you having lost children myself. i understand. >> what do you think of that moment, max? >> so just a few minutes after that you saw all of the democrats rise and chant get it done. what they were referring to is not some progressive pillar legislation. they were referring to legislation in the senate led by one of the most conservative members of the senate, jim langford who had said -- who mouthed during that speech, it's true when the president said this will increase border patrol. this will increase judges. this will make the border more secure, and the democrats rise in unison and the republicans sit on their hands. i mean, it's astounding on two fronts. it's astounding in the way he has unified the democratic party around something that is centrist at best. second, though, is the way in which the republicans have committed other malpractice
i'd be a winner -- not really -- >> laken riley -- >> lincoln riley, an innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal, that's right. but how many thousands of people are being killed by illegals to her parents i say my heart goes out to you having lost children myself. i understand. >> what do you think of that moment, max? >> so just a few minutes after that you saw all of the democrats rise and chant get it done. what they were referring to is not some progressive...
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me prior to what i'm doing right now, that joe biden went on television and apologized for calling laken riley's murderer illegal. he did not want to call him illegal. [ audience reacts ] >> he said he should've called them undocumented, not illegal, and he wanted to apologize. he wanted to apologize. >> your reaction to that, senator? >> i'm not shocked at donald trump. the bottom line is, he has a rally, and this is a tragedy that happened to this family, that they lost this child, this young woman, and they had pictures of her. fine. why don't they come to the table with this president, who has agreed to deal with this immigration issue? he has agreed to work in a bipartisan way, and you know, i kept thinking to myself, that is fine. he will handle it. he handled it at the state of the union. he said her name. he said it was horrible. he is a compassionate man, and maybe at a biden rally, they will have pictures of her, but they will also have pictures of all the kids that died in schools. they want to anything about that. they want to anything about immigration, so, to me, nothing th
me prior to what i'm doing right now, that joe biden went on television and apologized for calling laken riley's murderer illegal. he did not want to call him illegal. [ audience reacts ] >> he said he should've called them undocumented, not illegal, and he wanted to apologize. he wanted to apologize. >> your reaction to that, senator? >> i'm not shocked at donald trump. the bottom line is, he has a rally, and this is a tragedy that happened to this family, that they lost this...
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i'd be a winner, not really. >> laken riley. [ booing ]. >> lincoln riley, an innocent woman killed by an illegal. that's right. how many thousands of people have been killed by legals? to her parents, i say, my heart goes out to you, having lost children myself. i understand. but look, if we change the dynamic at the border, people pay these smugglers 8,000 bucks to get across the border. because they know if they get by, if they get by and let into the country, it's six to eight years before they have a hearing. it's worth taking the chance with the $8,000. but, but if it's only six weeks, the idea is it is highly unlikely that people will pay that money and come all the way, knowing that they'll be able to be kicked out quickly. folks, i would respectfully suggest my republican friends owe it to the american people, get this bill done. we need to act now. >> joining the conversation, we have the host of the podcast "on brand with donny deutsch," donny deutsch. member of "the new york times" editorial board mara gay. former treasury official and "morning joe" economic analyst steve r
i'd be a winner, not really. >> laken riley. [ booing ]. >> lincoln riley, an innocent woman killed by an illegal. that's right. how many thousands of people have been killed by legals? to her parents, i say, my heart goes out to you, having lost children myself. i understand. but look, if we change the dynamic at the border, people pay these smugglers 8,000 bucks to get across the border. because they know if they get by, if they get by and let into the country, it's six to eight...
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just think about laken riley. in my neighboring state of georgia, this beautiful 22-year-old nursing student went out on a jog one morning. she never got the opportunity to return home. she was brutally murdered by one of the millions of illegal border crossers. president biden chose to release into our homeland. as a mom, i can't quit thinking about this. i mean this could have been my daughter. this could have been yours. and tonight president biden finally said her name. but he refused to take responsibility for his
just think about laken riley. in my neighboring state of georgia, this beautiful 22-year-old nursing student went out on a jog one morning. she never got the opportunity to return home. she was brutally murdered by one of the millions of illegal border crossers. president biden chose to release into our homeland. as a mom, i can't quit thinking about this. i mean this could have been my daughter. this could have been yours. and tonight president biden finally said her name. but he refused to...
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trump met with laken riley's family. >> he never would've been under the trump policy. >> on friday, trump hosted victor or bonnet mar-a-lago. after the meeting, he said if trump was elected, he would not give ukraine a penny in the war against russia. that would end the war. he also called trump a man of peace. >> he was at my place in florida. i have respect for him. he said we will solve the problems of the world. russia was afraid in china was afraid. we had no problems whatsoever under trump. >> he is the far right european leader that has kept close ties with russia throughout the war. for that let's get smarter. she co-authored the book the divider. trump in the white house. sam stein joins us. a senior political analyst matthew dowd. a former strategist and founder of country over party. your first thought? shifting into general election mode. this is donald trump's chance to expand his space. his rhetoric is only getting darker. doesn't it seem like the wrong thing to be doing? >> it is's playbook. he believes it was running with regard to his base and his base alone. he gov
trump met with laken riley's family. >> he never would've been under the trump policy. >> on friday, trump hosted victor or bonnet mar-a-lago. after the meeting, he said if trump was elected, he would not give ukraine a penny in the war against russia. that would end the war. he also called trump a man of peace. >> he was at my place in florida. i have respect for him. he said we will solve the problems of the world. russia was afraid in china was afraid. we had no problems...
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gabe was referencing when he read that pin that marjorie taylor greene had handed him with the name of laken riley was scripted as one senator had told me. on the opposite side though, i heard from democrats, border state democrat who told me he thought that moment was everything. he thought that biden was able to flip the script on republicans when it comes to the immigration issue, one in which republicans have capitalized on for the last several years. i want to talk quickly about that moment on gaza. i spoke to jamal bowman, before the speech tonight as well. in the chambers, she told me she didn't know how she would react, depending on what the president had said to protest in some ways and the guest is a palestinian woman who is a student here. jamal bowman after the speech told me that the president went farther in criticizing israel than any president he had heard from. but overall democrats appeared very happy with this speech. some democrats telling me they believe this was a slam dunk, that they believe biden was funny when it came to his age. he was angry about injustice. those a
gabe was referencing when he read that pin that marjorie taylor greene had handed him with the name of laken riley was scripted as one senator had told me. on the opposite side though, i heard from democrats, border state democrat who told me he thought that moment was everything. he thought that biden was able to flip the script on republicans when it comes to the immigration issue, one in which republicans have capitalized on for the last several years. i want to talk quickly about that...
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joe biden's stutter and joe biden saying he regretted the two illegal who murdered a nursing student laken riley. >> he was an illegal migrant and he shouldn't have been in our country and he never would have been under the trump policy. biden should be apologizing for apologizing to this killer. >> coming off his energetic state of the union address, now with a full schedule ahead of him, president biden continues to make the case for his re-election releasing this new campaign ad. >> look, i'm not a young guy. no secret. but i understand how to get things done for the american people. >> and joining us now, robert gibbs, brendan buck and also kimberly atkins. welcome all. so how do you rate the campaign's first efforts? they did raise $10 million they said in just the 24 hours after the state of the union. >> well, i think that it shows the excitement that the democrats want to have about this campaign, the energy that they need to have to win this campaign. ap-i think if you want to grade the efforts of the biden campaign, it has done that. it has energized democrats in having them unde
joe biden's stutter and joe biden saying he regretted the two illegal who murdered a nursing student laken riley. >> he was an illegal migrant and he shouldn't have been in our country and he never would have been under the trump policy. biden should be apologizing for apologizing to this killer. >> coming off his energetic state of the union address, now with a full schedule ahead of him, president biden continues to make the case for his re-election releasing this new campaign ad....
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and during her heckling of her, you used the word illegal when talking about the man who killed laken riley. >> undocumented person. i shouldn't have used the term illegal. undocumented. when i spoke about the difference between trump and me, one of the difference at the border is the way he talks about vermin, people polluting the blood. what i won't do is treat any, any of these people with disrespect. they built the country. the reason our economy is growing. we have to control the border in a more ordererly flow but i don't share his view at all. >> so you regret using that word? >> yes. >> and that to me says a lot. you have those two images, the one of marjory taylor greene in your face and then owning the other moment where he misspoke. what was your take overall of this president's attitude and view of how he is looking at this upcoming election. >> so in that interaction with marjory taylor greene at the state of the union, he loved it i think when she heckled him. he loves the interchange. he loves the jousting. the maner was in the senate for6 years. that was home to him. a
and during her heckling of her, you used the word illegal when talking about the man who killed laken riley. >> undocumented person. i shouldn't have used the term illegal. undocumented. when i spoke about the difference between trump and me, one of the difference at the border is the way he talks about vermin, people polluting the blood. what i won't do is treat any, any of these people with disrespect. they built the country. the reason our economy is growing. we have to control the...
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. >> adrienne, at the trump event in georgia, we know the former president met with the parents of laken riley, the georgia nursing student who was allegedly killed by an undocumented immigrant. president biden addressed the story in the state of the union and referred to the suspect as a, quote, illegal, a term he tells jonathan capehart he now regrets. >> i shouldn't have used illegal. it's undocumented. look, when i spoke about the difference between trump and me, one of the things i talked about on the border is the way he talks about vermin, these people polluting the blood. >> you regret using that word. >> yes. >> adrienne, the right is now seizing on president biden walking it back. do you think the president handled this the right way? >> i certainly did. he obviously said he regretted using the word and showed contrition when he talked to jonathan capehart which i think is something americans love. americans love it when people apologize for something they feel they shouldn't have said. that's something we never see from donald trump. similar to what rina was saying, if you're
. >> adrienne, at the trump event in georgia, we know the former president met with the parents of laken riley, the georgia nursing student who was allegedly killed by an undocumented immigrant. president biden addressed the story in the state of the union and referred to the suspect as a, quote, illegal, a term he tells jonathan capehart he now regrets. >> i shouldn't have used illegal. it's undocumented. look, when i spoke about the difference between trump and me, one of the...
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reporter: and pointing to the recent high profile crimes committed by migrants including the murder of laken riley. >> we will say it and we will remember it. >> reporter: a review of available data shows crime has actually dipped in cities that received the most migrants. still a recent poll shows mr. trump holds a 35 point lead over mr. biden among registered voters when it comes to which candidate would better handle the border. while mr. biden holds a 17 point lead on treating immigrants humanely. here at the bus station, we met migrant families. the children were tired. the parents were worried. >> these are people's lives. these are people's futures that we're basically playing with or using as a pawn and we should never use that for political gain. >> reporter: adding to the border battle in texas, a federal judge temporarily blocked a controversial law here. it would have aloud local police to arrest and deport migrants suspected of being in the state illegally. the governor says he with ill appeal and the case could end up in the u.s. supreme court. >>> thank you for that report. fo
reporter: and pointing to the recent high profile crimes committed by migrants including the murder of laken riley. >> we will say it and we will remember it. >> reporter: a review of available data shows crime has actually dipped in cities that received the most migrants. still a recent poll shows mr. trump holds a 35 point lead over mr. biden among registered voters when it comes to which candidate would better handle the border. while mr. biden holds a 17 point lead on treating...
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just think about laken riley. in my neighboring state of georgia, this beautiful 22-year-old nursing student went out on a jog one morning. she never got the opportunity to return home. she was brutally murdered by one of the millions of illegal border crossers. president biden chose to release into our homeland. as a mom, i can't quit thinking about this. i mean this could have been my daughter. this could have been yours. and tonight president biden finally said her name. but he refused to take responsibility for his own actions. mr. president, enough is enough. innocent americans are dying and you only have yourself to blame. fulfill your oath of office. reverse your policies, end this crisis, and stop the suffering. sadly we know that president biden's failures don't stop there. his reckless spending dug our economy into a hole and sent those through the living through the roof. we have the worst inflation in 40 years, and the highest credit card debt in our nation's history. let that sink in. hard working fam
just think about laken riley. in my neighboring state of georgia, this beautiful 22-year-old nursing student went out on a jog one morning. she never got the opportunity to return home. she was brutally murdered by one of the millions of illegal border crossers. president biden chose to release into our homeland. as a mom, i can't quit thinking about this. i mean this could have been my daughter. this could have been yours. and tonight president biden finally said her name. but he refused to...
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. >> laken riley, an innocent young woman who was killed, by an illegal, that's right. but how many of thousands of people being killed by illegals? to her parents, i say, my heart goes out to you having lost children myself. i understand. but, look, if we change the dynamic at the border, people pay people, people pay these smugglers 8,000 bucks to get across the border because they know if they get by, if they get by, and let into the country, it is six to eight years before they have a hearing. >> congressman chewy garcia saying he was extremely disappointed to hear the president use that word illegal. congressman castro saying the rhetoric president biden used tonight was dangerously close to language from donald trump that puts a target on the backs of latinos everywhere. victoria, what did you make of that moment? >> well, let me take a step back and focus on who the audience for the state of the union was. it was democrats, it wasn't the middle, it wasn't trying to reach across the aisle, so in having that in mind, president biden is trying to appeal to two wings
. >> laken riley, an innocent young woman who was killed, by an illegal, that's right. but how many of thousands of people being killed by illegals? to her parents, i say, my heart goes out to you having lost children myself. i understand. but, look, if we change the dynamic at the border, people pay people, people pay these smugglers 8,000 bucks to get across the border because they know if they get by, if they get by, and let into the country, it is six to eight years before they have a...
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former president trump does well is utilize these specific incident, whether it is jonathan diller or laken reilly to paint a broader picture of what's happening in the country. it's up to democrats and president biden to combat that by point to go statistics and pointing to a decline in violent crime and a rise in wages. what democrats desperately need is a forceful communicator on this front, and although president biden was combative and aggressive, and gave a campaign speech in the state of the union, these are isolated set pieces, and we're not really hearing the president drive this narrative as forcefully as presidents obama or clinton might have done in the 90s or in the last decade. >> what does it mean for president biden to have obama and clinton by his side? is this something that the campaign needs not just in these one-off fundraisers but to see in bigger, broader events as the months unfold? >> president biden at age 81 needs surrogates to help him make his case to voters, and keep in mind that, you know, president obama drove out millions of low propensity voters who were ne
former president trump does well is utilize these specific incident, whether it is jonathan diller or laken reilly to paint a broader picture of what's happening in the country. it's up to democrats and president biden to combat that by point to go statistics and pointing to a decline in violent crime and a rise in wages. what democrats desperately need is a forceful communicator on this front, and although president biden was combative and aggressive, and gave a campaign speech in the state of...
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to her haggling of you, you used the word "illegal," when talking about the man who allegedly killed laken riley. >> undocumented. when i spoke about way he talks about vermin, the way he talks about these people polluting the blood. i talked about what i'm not going to do. but i want to. i will treat any of these people with disrespect. they built the country. the reason our economy is growing. we have to control the border and have a more orderly flow but i don't share that view at all. >> you regret using that word? >> yes. >> what was it like for you to see republicans not cheer your tough words for vladimir putin or for defending democracy or any of the other things republicans used to stand for? >> i think some of them still do stand for it but they are intimidated by trump right now. the idea that, look, i'm talking to you, and hear talking to these folks starting businesses, getting endorsed by minority businesses. he's up there with marjorie taylor greene in north georgia. yesterday, he spends time at his mansion, at his resort with victor orban. he talks about his respect for the
to her haggling of you, you used the word "illegal," when talking about the man who allegedly killed laken riley. >> undocumented. when i spoke about way he talks about vermin, the way he talks about these people polluting the blood. i talked about what i'm not going to do. but i want to. i will treat any of these people with disrespect. they built the country. the reason our economy is growing. we have to control the border and have a more orderly flow but i don't share that...
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riley set for today. >> joe biden will never say laken riley's name, but we will remember. >> reporter: crime has actually dipped in cities that receive the most migrants. still, a poll shows mr. trump holds a 35-point lead over president biden when it comes to which candidate would better handle the border, while president biden holds a 17-point lead on treating migrants humanely. we met migrants at this bus station after they had waited months for an initial asylum screening. >> these are people's lives. these are people's futures that we are basically playing with or using as a pawn. in no way or form should we ever use that for political gain. >> it's very interesting. you actually have democrats working with really conservative republicans to pass the toughest border bill ever as far as security goes. the border security guards that were with joe biden yesterday, their union supports this as well. when you're talking about persuading people, talk about how you use donald trump and the house republican cynicism. let the fentanyl ill, let the illegal immigrants in, and at the same t
riley set for today. >> joe biden will never say laken riley's name, but we will remember. >> reporter: crime has actually dipped in cities that receive the most migrants. still, a poll shows mr. trump holds a 35-point lead over president biden when it comes to which candidate would better handle the border, while president biden holds a 17-point lead on treating migrants humanely. we met migrants at this bus station after they had waited months for an initial asylum screening....