US President Biden faces Republican backlash after calling Trump supporters ‘garbage’

Washington: The controversy sparked when US President Joe Biden worldwide a campaign with Latino voters in comparison supporters of Republican candidate Donald Trump to “garbage”. This comment came in response to a controversial joke made by a comedian at a up-to-the-minute Trump’s rally, where Puerto Rica used to be often called an “island of garbage”.

“Essentially the most efficient garbage I see floating on the market is additionally his supporters, his demonisation of Latinos is unconscionable, and it’s un-American.  It’s totally contrary to everything we’ve done, everything we’ve been,” He said in his remarks on a campaign on Tuesday.

“Just the other day, a speaker at his rally in most cases called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”  Well, let me inform you something.  I don’t know the Puerto Rican that — that I know — or a Puerto Rico, where I’m fr- — in my home state of Delaware, they’re good, decent, honourable people,” he said.

Republican Senator Marco Rubio raised serious concern over the issue in front of the thousands of republican supporters in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The previous president, Donald Trump also condemned it. He in comparison Biden’s remarks to Hillary Clinton’s infamous “deplorables” comment in 2016, saying, “‘Garbage,’ I believe, is worse.”

Following the backlash, US president Joe Biden in a post on  X (formerly Twitter) explained, “Earlier at this time time I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump’s supporters at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage—which is one in the total perfect word I'm ready to have faith in to describe it.“

”His demonisation of Latinos is unconscionable. That’s all I meant to claim. The comments at that rally don’t reflect who we're as a nation,” He added.

Earlier at this time time I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump’s supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage—which is one in the total perfect word I'm ready to have faith in to describe it. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That’s all I meant to claim. The…

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 30, 2024

Trump’s running mate, Senator JD Vance of Ohio, also condemned his remarks on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and calls it “disgusting”. He in an analogous fashion added that, “Kamala Harris and her boss Joe Biden are attacking 0.5 of the country.” “There’s no excuse for this. I'm hoping American citizens reject it,” he in an analogous fashion added.

“Essentially the most efficient garbage I see floating on the market is additionally his supporters.” That’s a without delay quote. That’s what Kamala Harris’s boss said. It be how Politico decided to report it:

Do @JonLemire @alexanderburns @politico have an oz. of integrity? Will they correct this obvious falsehood? p.c.twitter.com/B1ktGVpLfz

— JD Vance (@JDVance) October 30, 2024

The National Press Secretary for Trump’s campaign, Karoline Leavitt emphasized Trump’s broad toughen among Latinos, Black voters, union workers, law enforcement officers, border patrol agents and other groups, calling Biden’s comments divisive and offensive. She stated, “Harris, Walz, and Biden have labeled these great American citizens as fascists, Nazis, and now, garbage.”

‘There’s no thanks to spin it: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris don’t just hate President Trump, they despise the tens of millions of American citizens who toughen him. Kamala does now now not deserve four more years. President Trump may possibly be a president for all American citizens,” she said.

This controversial comment of Joe Biden coincided with Vice President Kamala Harris’ closing argument speech at Washington DC, who spoke about her vision and faith to maneuver the nation towards unity and compromise, far from the divisive rhetoric.

(With PTI inputs)