President Biden’s “garbage” comment while talking about Trump supporters has the U.S. political world talking out loud. Everyone except Vice President Kamala Harris and some top Democrats, that is.
Harris has been silent since Biden made his remark during a Zoom call on Tuesday with Voto Latino, one of the largest Latino voter and civic outreach organizations in the United States. The White House and Harris’ running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, did address Biden’s remarks.
During the call, Biden was asked about a comment made Sunday during a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in which comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”
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President Biden referred to Trump supporters as “garbage” during a virtual Harris campaign call. (Screenshot/CNN)
Outrage spewed from Democrats over the next two days saying Trump’s campaign should not refer to Puerto Rico like that.
Then, as Harris was holding her last major campaign event — and not far from the White House — Biden was asked what he thought of Hinchcliffe’s comedy bit at the Trump rally in New York.
President Biden talks briefly with reporters as he departs the White House on Oct. 24, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,” Biden said on Tuesday. “[Trump’s] demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it is un-American.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign for comment. Harris responded to the Sunday afternoon comments by Hinchcliffe within several hours, with a 9:53 p.m. tweet.
Furthermore, none of the top Democrats have openly spoken about Biden’s comments. Those who were openly defiant against Trump after Hinchcliffe’s comment at the rally have been mum since Biden made his remark.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells MSNBC that Donald Trump’s MSG rally was a “hate rally.” (Screenshot/MSNBC)
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Many top Republicans who are seeking re-election — like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Florida Sen. Rick Scott — have also been quiet since Biden called many of their voters “garbage.”
Based on the 74.2 million votes that Trump received in the 2020 election, according to the Federal Elections Commission, the sitting president called nearly half of the country’s voters “garbage.”