{"id":2361787,"date":"2024-10-30T17:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T21:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/az-dem-senate-candidate-wont-disavow-bidens-garbage-attack\/"},"modified":"2024-10-30T17:28:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T21:28:08","slug":"az-dem-senate-candidate-wont-disavow-bidens-garbage-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/az-dem-senate-candidate-wont-disavow-bidens-garbage-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"AZ Dem Senate Candidate Won&#8217;t Disavow Biden&#8217;s &#8216;Garbage&#8217; Attack"},"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\">18<\/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%2Faz-dem-senate-candidate-wont-disavow-bidens-garbage-attack%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=2361787&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>The article discusses Arizona Democrat Senate candidate Ruben\u2064 Gallego&#8217;s response to President Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">controversial remarks describing supporters<\/a> of Donald Trump as &#8220;garbage.&#8221; Biden made these comments during a \u2063virtual event with Voto Latino, referencing a comedian&#8217;s joke about Puerto Rico. While Gallego has not disavowed Biden&#8217;s statement \u200bnor condemned it, he did criticize the comedian&#8217;s comment \u200cabout Puerto \u200bRico in a separate remark on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Gallego&#8217;s hesitance to publicly distance himself \u200cfrom Biden&#8217;s\u200c words\u2063 mirrors the backlash \u200cfaced by Hillary Clinton during the 2016\u200c campaign for her use of the term &#8220;deplorables&#8221; to describe Trump supporters. Arizona&#8217;s GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake has drawn parallels between Biden&#8217;s and Clinton\u2019s \u200dcomments, questioning how\u200c Gallego can represent people he allegedly disdains. Despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fearful-fbi-creates-special-unit-to-investigate-threats-over-taking-it-easy-on-hunter-biden-report\/\" title=\"FBI forms unit to probe threats over leniency towards Hunter Biden: Report\">contentious political climate<\/a>, polling suggests that Gallego holds a narrow lead over Lake in the competitive Senate\u2062 race, which may impact the balance of power in the\u200b U.S. Senate.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Campaign_rally_for_Vice_President_of_the_United_States_Kamala_Harris_at_Desert_Diamond_Arena_in_Glendale,_Arizona_on_9_August_2024_-_1.jpg\">Gage Skidmore\/Wikimedia Commons\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/deed.en\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/30\/arizona-democrat-senate-candidate-wont-disavow-biden-labeling-trump-supporters-garbage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Arizona%20Democrat%20Senate%20Candidate%20Won%E2%80%99t%20Disavow%20Biden%20Labeling%20Trump%20Supporters%20%E2%80%98Garbage%E2%80%99&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/30\/arizona-democrat-senate-candidate-wont-disavow-biden-labeling-trump-supporters-garbage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Arizona%20Democrat%20Senate%20Candidate%20Won%E2%80%99t%20Disavow%20Biden%20Labeling%20Trump%20Supporters%20%E2%80%98Garbage%E2%80%99&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/30\/arizona-democrat-senate-candidate-wont-disavow-biden-labeling-trump-supporters-garbage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/30\/arizona-democrat-senate-candidate-wont-disavow-biden-labeling-trump-supporters-garbage\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Arizona%20Democrat%20Senate%20Candidate%20Won%E2%80%99t%20Disavow%20Biden%20Labeling%20Trump%20Supporters%20%E2%80%98Garbage%E2%80%99&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/30\/arizona-democrat-senate-candidate-wont-disavow-biden-labeling-trump-supporters-garbage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Arizona Democrat Senate candidate Ruben Gallego is remaining mum on whether he will disavow Joe Biden for classifying supporters of Donald Trump as &ldquo;garbage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s remarks came Tuesday evening during a virtual event with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/voto-latino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Voto Latino<\/a>, a left-wing get-out-the-vote group. While referencing a comedian&rsquo;s joke about Puerto Rico being an &ldquo;island of garbage&rdquo; told at Donald Trump&rsquo;s Madison Square Garden rally, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/29\/bidens-closing-argument-for-kamala-harris-all-of-trumps-voters-are-human-garbage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Americans who back the former president are human scum. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-61f3bdd2623fe1d2930daf0016420f6d fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-61f3bdd2623fe1d2930daf0016420f6d\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;[J]ust the other day, a speaker at [Trump&rsquo;s] rally called Puerto Rico a floating island of garbage. &hellip; The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,&rdquo; Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident calls to mind Hillary Clinton <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/30\/calling-republicans-deplorable-was-a-scandal-eight-years-ago-now-its-the-democrats-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">referring<\/a> to Trump supporters as &ldquo;deplorables&rdquo; during the 2016 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"hdW6AkxHmXRtgELqpe7iUDOYFsaNjKuC0c2zw1fIolrTnBJ3MbV45vZQG9\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&rsquo;s the video: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7hNp3su8k2\">pic.twitter.com\/7hNp3su8k2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gabe Gutierrez (@gabegutierrez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gabegutierrez\/status\/1851428125210558649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Gallego, who is running to represent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kawc.org\/news\/2024-10-27\/arizona-voter-registration-favors-republicans-impact-on-election-unknown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arizona<\/a> in the U.S. Senate, did not respond to The Federalist&rsquo;s request for comment on whether he agrees with Biden&rsquo;s claim that Trump supporters are &ldquo;garbage.&rdquo; Nor did he respond when asked if he condemns the president for making such a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Gallego did, however, offer his thoughts on the aforementioned comedian&rsquo;s joke about Puerto Rico. On X, the Arizona Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RubenGallego\/status\/1850645432982196425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brought up<\/a> the deaths of U.S. service members of Puerto Rican descent who &ldquo;died in defense&rdquo; of America to criticize the comedian&rsquo;s quip.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-cc5b228e973663b4b77ce3af33c5c5c8 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-cc5b228e973663b4b77ce3af33c5c5c8\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KariLake\/status\/1851445335337713804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Responding<\/a> to Biden&rsquo;s comments on X, Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake compared the insult to Clinton&rsquo;s &ldquo;deplorables&rdquo; smear and previous remarks by Gallego during a <a href=\"https:\/\/azpbs.org\/horizon\/2016\/12\/congressman-ruben-gallego\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2016 interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Arizona PBS, the Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/flashback-arizona-dem-senate-candidate-called-trump-voters-dumb-worst-people-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> that Trump ran a &ldquo;xenophobic campaign,&rdquo; which he contended &ldquo;drew out the worst people in the world.&rdquo; Gallego also said he would &ldquo;do everything to protect&rdquo; Americans, &ldquo;even those dumb enough to vote for Donald Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How can they serve us if they hate us?&rdquo; Lake <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KariLake\/status\/1851445335337713804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked<\/a> on X. <\/p>\n<p>While polls are often used to shape public opinion as much as reflect it, surveys have shown Gallego leading Lake in this year&rsquo;s Senate race. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/general\/2024\/arizona\/lake-vs-gallego\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RealClearPolitics average<\/a>, the Democrat representative holds a 4-point lead over the GOP nominee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-17e2c802fb89f8ec55666c0588bd6ec7 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-17e2c802fb89f8ec55666c0588bd6ec7\"><\/div>\n<p>The Grand Canyon State&rsquo;s Senate contest is one of several high-profile races that could determine which party controls the upper chamber next year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-56fae02f65aede6855e75e76d8ab46da fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-56fae02f65aede6855e75e76d8ab46da\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-finally-discovers-china-uses-u-s-media-to-attack-the-united-states\/\" title=\"CNN Finally Discovers China Uses U.S. Media To Attack The United States\">staff writer<\/a> for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Shawn Fleetwood<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnFleetwood\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\" rel=\"noopener\">@ShawnFleetwood<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/shawnfleetwood\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Arizona<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/deplorables\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">deplorables<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/elections\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/garbage\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">garbage<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Joe Biden<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/kari-lake\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Kari Lake<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/ruben-gallego\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Ruben Gallego<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/senate-races\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">senate races<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/swing-states\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">swing states<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/trump-supporters\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Trump supporters<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Senate candidate Ruben Gallego is silent on disavowing Biden&#8217;s &#8220;garbage&#8221; 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