It’s absolutely heartbreaking that Joe Biden laughed while discussing the tragic death of Rebecca Kiessling’s two sons. Kiessling’s boys had taken what they thought were Percocet pills, but they were instead laced with opioids that ended up costing them their lives.
The idea that Biden was laughing while discussing the loss of two young people is outrageous. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., noted that the government has failed the American people and their children in helping to prevent this tragedy. To which Biden replied, “Isn’t [Marjorie Taylor Greene] amazing? Oof.”
Kiessling was right to point out that her sons’ death was a murder, not an overdose. She noted that the “dealer” of the fentanyl was saved with Narcan, a drug that can reverse overdoses, and was sentenced to eight to fifteen years in prison in 2021.
Biden’s laughter in the face of Kiessling’s tragedy is indicative of his administration’s failure to prioritize border security and prevent the inflow of illegal drugs into the country. It’s also a sign of their complacency in the face of the opioid epidemic that is ravaging the country.
Kiessling was not alone in her outrage over the President’s behavior. She called for Biden to apologize and “show some serious concern for the lives lost.” She said, “As President Biden was speaking about this mother who lost her two sons, he starts to laugh…This is how you speak about the death of my sons? Because a congresswoman misspoke? You mock the loss of my sons? How dare you. What is the matter with you?”
Yesterday, a mom who lost her two sons to fentanyl poisoning told her story.
Today, Biden laughed about it. pic.twitter.com/USEbe4Ouhe
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 2, 2023
It’s time for the Biden administration to take responsibility for its part in this crisis and take action to prevent more people from suffering the same fate as Kiessling’s sons. It’s the only way to ensure that tragedies like this don’t happen again.
Powerful testimony from a mom who lost her two sons to fentanyl poisoning:
"You talk about children being taken away from their parents? My children were taken away from me. 100,000 Americans every year are having their children…taken away from them." pic.twitter.com/nBmeyzH5RM
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 28, 2023
Biden’s open border policies have made it far too easy for drug traffickers to smuggle illegal drugs into the country. It’s also worth noting that it was Democrats who fought Trump on building a wall at the southern border that was meant to prevent illegal activity at the border—such as drug trafficking.
Ultimately, it’s up to Biden and his administration to take responsibility for their involvement in this crisis and do something about it. They must take action to stop the inflow of illegal drugs and to make sure that people like Kiessling’s sons don’t become victims of this border crisis. Anything less is unacceptable.