{"id":2361298,"date":"2024-10-29T22:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T02:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-trump-supporters-garbage-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T22:17:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T02:17:58","slug":"biden-calls-trump-supporters-garbage-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-trump-supporters-garbage-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden calls Trump supporters \u2018garbage\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-calls-trump-supporters-garbage-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2361298&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In \u2063a recent incident, President Joe Biden made controversial remarks\u200b calling supporters of\u2062 former President Donald Trump &#8220;garbage.&#8221; This\u2064 comment overshadowed Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s efforts to connect with \u200dundecided\u2062 voters during\u2064 her speech at the \u200cEllipse. Biden&#8217;s comments\u200c were aimed at criticizing a joke made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe\u2062 regarding Puerto Rico, which he condemned as offensive. The White\u2062 House quickly attempted\u200c to\u200d clarify Biden&#8217;s remark, asserting that it was directed at the\u200b comedian&#8217;s rhetoric rather than Trump supporters. However, this statement has drawn\u2064 backlash from \u2063both\u2062 sides\u200c of the political\u200d spectrum, with critics like Sen.\u200d Marco Rubio arguing that Biden&#8217;s language disrespects everyday Americans. Harris, \u2064in her speech, \u2063sought to emphasize unity and \u200dcooperation, \u200dcontrasting \u2063her\u200b approach with\u200b Trump&#8217;s\u2063 divisive rhetoric. The \u200dincident has sparked comparisons to Hillary Clinton&#8217;s\u200c &#8220;basket of deplorables&#8221; remark during the 2016 campaign, raising concerns about the potential impact on Biden and Harris&#8217;s campaign \u200cefforts as they navigate a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">contentious\u200c election landscape<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden&rsquo;s &lsquo;deplorables&rsquo; moment: President calls Trump supporters &lsquo;garbage&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1867935\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> overshadowed Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a>&lsquo;s last-ditch effort to reach undecided or conservative voters on Tuesday night when he called supporters of former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> &ldquo;garbage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In comments ahead of Harris&rsquo;s &ldquo;closing argument&rdquo; speech at the Ellipse, Biden criticized a joke made by insult comedian Tony Hinchcliffe that Puerto Rico is a &ldquo;floating island of garbage&rdquo;&nbsp;at Trump&rsquo;s Madison Square Garden rally over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But Biden, who Harris&rsquo;s team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/10\/27\/harris-biden-distance-campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reportedly\">reportedly<\/a> believes is a political liability, risked handing the momentum back to the Republicans in the closing stages of a neck-and-neck election campaign with his clumsy remarks.<\/p>\n<p>The White House quickly went into damage limitation mode on Tuesday night. Spokesman Andrew Bates quickly released a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aidnmclaughlin\/status\/1851421431382323426?s=46&amp;t=Gepuixs8AegS3Gcy3aXO2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">statement<\/a> pushing back that the comments were directed at the comedian, while the president himself issued a statement attempting to clean up his remarks as the firestorm erupted.<\/p>\n<p>During his earlier remarks, Biden ripped the Madison Square Garden joke that was panned by Puerto Ricans on both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump has no character. He doesn&rsquo;t give a damn about the Latino community,&rdquo; Biden said. &ldquo;Just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a floating island of garbage. &hellip; They&rsquo;re good, decent, honorable people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,&rdquo; Biden said. &ldquo;His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it&rsquo;s un-American.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After his comments were roundly criticized, Biden issued a clarification on X Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Earlier today I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump&rsquo;s supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage&mdash;which is the only word I can think of to describe it. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable,&rdquo; Biden said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s all I meant to say. The comments at that rally don&rsquo;t reflect who we are as a nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bates said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aidnmclaughlin\/status\/1851421431382323426?s=46&amp;t=Gepuixs8AegS3Gcy3aXO2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">statement<\/a> that the president referred to the &ldquo;hateful rhetoric at the Madison Square Garden rally as garbage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He pointed to a transcript reflecting Biden talking of &ldquo;supporter&rsquo;s,&rdquo; in reference to the comedian. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Earlier today I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump&#8217;s supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage&mdash;which is the only word I can think of to describe it. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That&#8217;s all I meant to say. The&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1851436643498037614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The damage may already be done, however, as Harris looks to appeal to both undecided, independent, and GOP voters who are unsure about their presidential vote. Part of Harris&rsquo;s speech at the Ellipse included remarks from Bob and Kristina Lange, Republicans from Pennsylvania who previously supported Trump. <\/p>\n<p>During her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3207284\/ellipse-speech-kamala-harris-closing-argument\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"closing argument\">closing argument<\/a>, Harris promised to find common ground and work with all people, even those who disagree with her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am not looking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knowles-the-bad-faith-debate-over-cancel-culture\/\" title=\"KNOWLES: The Bad Faith Debate Over \u2018Cancel Culture\u2019\">score political points<\/a>,&rdquo; Harris said. &ldquo;I am looking to make progress. I pledge to listen to experts, to those who will be impacted by the decisions I make, and to people who disagree with me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unlike Donald Trump, I don&rsquo;t believe people who disagree with me are the enemy,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-vice-president-mike-pence-joins-the-heritage-foundation\/\" title=\"Former Vice President Mike Pence Joins The Heritage Foundation\">vice president added<\/a>. &ldquo;He wants to put them in jail. I&rsquo;ll give them a seat at the table.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The comments made by Biden mirror similar remarks made by Hillary Clinton, when she said half of Trump&rsquo;s 2016 supporters fit into a &ldquo;basket of&nbsp;deplorables.&rdquo; The remarks infuriated many conservatives&nbsp;during what was already a partisan, divisive election. <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) took the stage at Trump&rsquo;s rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday night to condemn Biden&rsquo;s &ldquo;garbage&rdquo; supporters remarks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s talking about the Border Patrol. He&rsquo;s talking about nurses, he&rsquo;s talking about teachers, he&rsquo;s talking about everyday Americans who love their country and want to dream big again and support you, Mr. President, and I hope their campaign is about to apologize for what Joe Biden just said,&rdquo; Rubio said. &ldquo;We are not garbage. We are patriots who love America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> &ldquo;no&rdquo; when asked whether he agrees with Biden that Trump supporters are garbage.<\/p>\n<p>During his rally, Trump referred to the U.S. as a &ldquo;garbage can,&rdquo; repeating a common phrase uttered at rallies to describe the level of immigrants crossing the southern border illegally. He claimed that other nations are emptying prisons and sending criminals into the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re dumping like we&rsquo;re a dumping ground,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comments from both Trump and Harris on the campaign trail have been accused by the other as methods of inciting violence and acting as a threat to democracy. Trump has angered many Democrats by calling Harris &ldquo;Comrade Kamala&rdquo; and a &ldquo;Marxist,&rdquo; while Harris has caused backlash in Republican circles for referring to the former president as a &ldquo;fascist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With a week to go in before Election Day, both Harris and Trump are making their last pitches to voters in a race that is likely to be a head-to-head contest decided by a handful of ballots. Many polls show either candidate within the margin of error of each other in key swing states.<\/p>\n<p><em>Gabe Kaminsky contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1867935\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1867935\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden labels Trump supporters as &#8220;garbage,&#8221; overshadowing Harris&#8217;s appeal to undecided voters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2361300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24279524400637-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,6733,5894,34969,32076],"class_list":["post-2361298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-controversy","tag-politics","tag-trump-supporters","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24279524400637-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2361298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2361300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2361298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2361298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2361298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}