Can Katie Britt — Or Anyone — Recover From a Bad State of the Union Rebuttal?

Backlash “comes with the territory of these things,” said Sen. Marco Rubio.

Katie Britt

Heavily criticized rebuttals have previously been seen as the reason why some politicians’ careers have stalled out. Andrew Harnik/AP

Partisan rebuttals to the State of the Union address are rarely remembered when they go well. But when they go badly, as was the case for Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, they suddenly become the cold open on “Saturday Night Live” and fodder for endless online memes.

So how easy is it to recover from the “worst job in politics”?

“She’ll be fine, she’s great,” Sen. Marco Rubio told NOTUS Monday of Britt’s official Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech.