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"This is Democrat senate majority leader Chuck Schumer from 2009 talking about how unacceptable illegal immigration is," Outkick.com founder Clay Travis posted on X. "Now Dems say it’s unacceptable to even use the word illegal. Things everyone said just a few years ago are now considered unacceptable."
"Democrats really used to want to stop illegal immigration," conservative comedian Tim Young posted on X. "Here's Chuck Schumer in 2009 telling us all how ‘illegal immigration is wrong.’ What changed?"
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"Schumer and Pelosi had it exactly right about calling illegal immigration illegal," Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott posted on X, referring to separate comments now-former House Speaker Pelosi made during a press conference over a decade ago. "Now they change their position to appease the far left progressive agenda. Their actions imperil our country."
"Do we have a commitment to secure the border? Yes. What are the options that we have available to us, let's make sure they work," Pelosi said during a 2008 press conference. While Pelosi went on to use the term "undocumented" in 2008, she followed up by saying the government did "not want any more coming in."
"Because we do need to address the issue of immigration and the challenge we have of undocumented people in our country," she continued. "We certainly do not want any more coming in."
Joe Biden at the State of the Union split image (Getty Images)
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Biden was blasted by top Republicans over the weekend for walking it back, including House Speaker Mike Johnson calling it an "embarrassment."
While Biden said over the weekend that he had "regret" over the use of the term "illegal" in his major speech, White House spokesperson Olivia Dalton disputed a reporter's characterization of Biden apologizing on Monday, saying, "First of all, I want to be really clear about something: the president absolutely did not apologize."
"There was no apology anywhere in that conversation. He did not apologize. He used a different word," she added.
Schumer's office did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.
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