Alabama Sen. Katie Britt to deliver Republican State of the Union response

WASHINGTON— Alabama freshman Sen. Katie Britt will deliver the Republican response to President Biden’s State of the Union address, throwing into relief one of the biggest challenges facing Biden in his reelection campaign.

A rising conservative star, Britt will take the stage against the backdrop of a presidential election fight that is setting up to be waged by party leaders whose combined age is nearly four times her own.

She became the youngest Republican woman to be elected to the Senate, and the first to represent Alabama when she was sworn in last year after garnering Trump’s endorsement. She is a staunch conservative who has made immigration a top issue.

Now with Biden facing increasing skepticism over his age, Britt, 42, is poised to sharpen the contrast after the president makes his third State of the Union address on Thursday evening.

Republicans have sought to emphasize the obstacle for Democrats: In an advertisement that began airing on Thursday, the super PAC supporting Donald Trump questioned whether Biden “could even survive” a second term.

At the same time, Britt, with her husband NFL player and Super Bowl champion Wesley Britt, is known for her close friendship with Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman and his wife Gisele, a pairing that showcases how Americans on opposite sides of the aisle can look beyond their partisan differences.

Britt, in her address, is expected to make an argument that the Republican Party is the party of family, sharing her perspective on kitchen table issues as a mother of two, according to people familiar with her remarks.

“Senator Britt doesn’t have to talk abstractly or even think abstractly about how policies are affecting American families,” a source familiar