Laken Riley’s Father Criticizes Politicization Of Daughter’s Death In New Interview
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In an interview aired Monday, Laken Riley’s father criticized the politicization of his daughter’s death.
NBC News reports that Jason Riley feels that she is being used politically. “She was much better than that. She should be raised up for the person that she is.”
The father of Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student killed while she was jogging, is remembering her as a “strong person” who excelled in academics but fears her death is being exploited as a political wedge that has “incited people” for the November election.
While politicians have evoked her name at campaign rallies, in speeches and in an eponymous immigration-related bill, turning it into an election year flash point after she was killed,
