Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - U.S. President Joe Biden is facing criticism after he appeared to refer to supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as "garbage" during a campaign call Tuesday. The remarks came as Biden spoke on a video call with VotoLatino, addressing comments made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who, while opening for Trump at a New York rally, described Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.”
Biden said, “The only garbage I see floating out there is
his supporters,” while condemning Trump’s “demonization of Latinos” as
“unconscionable and un-American.” The White House later clarified that Biden’s
comment was aimed at Trump’s rhetoric, not his supporters, with spokesperson
Andrew Bates explaining Biden had called out the "hateful rhetoric at the
Madison Square Garden rally" as “garbage.”
Trump’s campaign quickly reacted, with the former president
denouncing Biden’s words as “terrible” at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump
compared Biden’s comments to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 description of Trump
supporters as “deplorables,” adding, “Garbage, I think, is worse, right?”
Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, also criticized the
president’s remarks as “disgusting” and accused Biden and Vice President Kamala
Harris of "attacking half of the country."
The incident has amplified campaign tensions as Biden and
Harris face a tight race against Trump, with Election Day just one week away.
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