Sen. Katie Britt characterized Joe Biden as a “dithering and diminished” president who “just doesn’t get it” while delivering her rebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union Address from her home in Montgomery.

Britt, 42, who is the first Alabamian to deliver the response to the State of the Union, said she and her husband, Wesley, were in their living room while watching Biden’s speech.

“What we saw was the performance of a permanent politician who has actually been in office for longer than I’ve even been alive,” Britt said, contrasting her youth with Biden, 81.

“One thing was clear: President Biden just doesn’t get it. He’s out of touch,” she said. “Under his Administration, families are worse off. Our communities are less safe, and our country is less secure.

“I wish he understood what real families are facing around kitchen tables just like this,” Britt said.

Alabama’s junior senator gave an impassioned rebuke of the president’s policies, saying her family worries about the country’s future.

“The country we know and love seems to be slipping away. It feels like the next generation will have fewer opportunities – and less freedom – than we did,” she said. “I worry my own children may not even get a shot at living their American Dreams.”

Among those policies were Biden’s actions on the southern border.

“We know that President Biden didn’t just create this border crisis. He invited it with 94 executive actions in his first 100 days,” Britt said, contrasting his policies with her decision to travel to the border when she first took office in 2023.

She criticized the president for presiding over “the worst inflation in 40 years” and “the highest credit card debt in history.”

“Hardworking families are struggling to make ends meet today. And with soaring mortgage rates and sky-high childcare costs, they’re also struggling to plan for tomorrow,” she said. “The American people are scraping by while the President proudly proclaims ‘Bidenomics is working!’”

Britt then used a biting Southern phrase.

“Goodness, y’all. Bless his heart. We know better,” she said.

The senator said the same concerns she has is echoed in the people she meets, from constituents and “fellow parents when I’m walking with my friends or at one my kids’ games.”

Again, Britt contrasted her life with Biden’s.

“But let’s be honest – it’s been a minute since Joe Biden pumped gas, ran carpool, or pushed a grocery cart,” she said. “Meanwhile, the rest of us see every day that our dollar doesn’t go as far.”

She also claimed Biden is weak on the world stage.

“The free world deserves better than a dithering and diminished leader,” she said. “America deserves leaders who recognize that secure borders, stable prices, safe streets, and a strong defense are the cornerstones of a great nation.”