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Katie Britt addresses questions about trafficking story amid backlash over SOTU rebuttal

Sen. Katie Britt on Sunday addressed a story she told during her response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union after the Alabama lawmaker drew questions in recent days.

Britt, during her biting response, criticized Biden's border and immigration policies, and she told the story of a woman who was sexually assaulted in a trafficking operation run by cartels. The Alabama lawmaker said the woman told her the abuse began she was 12.

But the story immediately prompted questions about timing and other details. Britt spokesperson Sean Ross confirmed to the Associated Press that the lawmaker was speaking about an account from a woman who was sexually assaulted in Mexico, not the United States. She was also attacked from 2004 to 2008, more than a decade before Biden was president.

"Fox News Sunday" host Shannon Bream asked Britt whether she meant "to give the impression that this horrible story happened on President Biden's watch?"

"No, Shannon," Britt responded, before going on to further criticize Biden's handling of the southern border and immigration in the U.S.

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