US President Joe Biden, who faced criticism for calling supporters of former President Donald Trump “trash”, has sought to clarify his comments.
“The only trash I see floating around is his followers,” Biden remarked in response to comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's joke referring to Puerto Rico, a US territory, as an “island of trash.”
Biden's offensive comments sparked a harsh reaction from Republican supporters.
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“His demonization of Latinos is disproportionate. That's all I wanted to say. “The comments at that rally do not reflect who we are as a nation,” he further wrote.
The White House also released a transcript, clarifying that Biden's comments were directed at Hinchcliffe's words and not all Trump supporters.
“The only garbage I see floating around is that of (Trump's) supporters. Their demonization of Latinos is excessive and un-American,” the official transcript mentions.
White House spokesman Andrew Bates also clarified that the president was referring only to the “hateful rhetoric that emerged from the Madison Square Garden rally,” he reported. news week.
However, Republicans are drawing parallels between Biden's remarks and Hillary Clinton's controversial comments when she said that half of Trump's supporters belong to a “basket of deplorables” in 2016.
In response to Biden's disrespectful comments toward his supporters, Trump made a statement about X.
“Kamala Harris is running a hate campaign. He's spent all week comparing his political opponents to the most evil mass murderers in history. Now, on top of everything, Joe Biden calls our supporters “trash.” “You can’t lead America if you don’t love the American people,” Trump said.
