Biden says her name — Laken Riley — at the urging of GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wears a Laken Riley shirt as she arrives before President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

It was what the Republicans demanded but never expected.

President Joe Biden said her name: “Laken Riley.”

But in garbling the pronunciation, he left Republicans dissatisfied and opened himself to more criticism.