This week, President Biden was caught on camera laughing about a mother whose sons had recently passed away from the deadly drug fentanyl. That’s right – instead of showing sympathy or respect to her mourning process, the President chose laughter. As if this moment wasn’t shocking enough, shortly thereafter his press secretary took it one step further by saying something that left everyone in utter disbelief.
Rebecca Kiesslin, a mother who lost both of her sons to fentanyl, testified on Capitol Hill earlier this week. As a result, she called on Congress and the White House to treat the situation as a war.
Gut-wrenching opening statement from Rebecca Kiessling, who lost two sons to fentanyl poisoning, at border hearing:
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) February 28, 2023
"You talk about children being taken away from their parents. My children were taken away from me…It’s not about race, fentanyl doesn’t care about race." pic.twitter.com/Kgn4rGvgTg
During remarks at a Democratic conference in Baltimore, President Joe Biden, “Mr. Empathy,” listened to her pleas and laughed about them.
Here's Joe Biden laughing at the expense of a mother who lost two sons to fentanyl. pic.twitter.com/d2UNDtpxOO
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 2, 2023
In remarks later that night and on Fox News on Thursday morning, the mother responded to Biden’s sick comments.
Rebecca Kiessling in a video recorded last night that she posted on Facebook slammed Biden for laughing at her story and demanded an apology and action against drugs coming through our border. pic.twitter.com/gVVklPZkSD
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And here’s how she responded on Fox News Thursday morning.
Joe Biden laughed about the deaths of this mother's two sons.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 2, 2023
"What a horrible human being. How can he sit there and joke about it?!"
"What kind of a person does that?!" pic.twitter.com/29NdGRg39V
The behavior of Biden was also deemed disgusting and pathetic by others. Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn was one of the many who called on Biden to apologize immediately to the mother.


On Thursday, Biden’s press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was confronted about her boss’ comments, to which she defended.
President Joe Biden’s sickening reaction to Rebecca Kiesslin’s plea for help from Congress and the White House to treat the deadly fentanyl crisis as a war was completely unacceptable. His decision to laugh at her mourning process shows he had no sympathy, respect or compassion for the situation; making it clear that he is a terrible commander in chief. Biden should be shamed for his abhorrent behavior, as well as his own press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, who still tried to defend him for his monstrous comments. All in all, this unfortunate incident reinforces an already sickening and unacceptable reality of our current president.
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