'We're not garbage': Trump supporters call out Biden gaffe, WH clarifies context

U.S. President Joe Biden's Tuesday attempt to call out racist remarks by a speaker at a campaign rally for presidential candidate Donald Trump backfired, when Trump and other Republicans accused him of calling their supporters "garbage."

Biden made the remarks during a Tuesday fundraising Zoom call with Voto Latino, an organization that encourages young Latino Americans to register to vote. The White House said he was responding to “hateful rhetoric” by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage" at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in New York on Sunday.

On Wednesday, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris vowed to serve "all Americans" if elected president when asked about the remark by Biden. Trump accused Biden and Harris of finally saying what they “really think” of Trump’s supporters, while Trump supporters at a North Carolina rally expressed outrage at the remarks.

“So our president thinks about half of America like this? We're not garbage, we're not trash. We're the American people,” North Carolina Trump supporter Heather Johnson said.

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[rachaelrenee]

"You can't lead Americans if you don't love Americans!"

[joanneacosta]

He said trump supporters are garbage that is what he meant. Anything else is excuses.

[clintcarter]

Biden did not make a "gaffe" he said what he truly believes.

[wrath]

They only care about “correct context” when it’s their side. It’s clear that he meant exactly what he said

[DivideByeZer]

The truth accidently slipped out. He didn't say comedian, he said his supporters. I'd rather be called garbage than a Democrat any day tho.

[corlenajames]

"You can't lead America if you don't love Americans."

[FuelAirSparkTime]

Ah yes, garbage in context. NOW they care about context. Amazing.

[LauraB.Mendez]

Bull S***. Joe said what he said, and I heard what he said.

[ghteo]

Who are garbage? Those giving trillions of US tax payers' dollars to foreign countries, while leaving own people suffering, are garbage.

[josephkay]

"clarifies...". No need, Joe was very clear.

[R.-etfn]

It wasn’t a Gaffe Global. He meant it 💯

[dko]

It wasn't a gaffe Global he meant it exactly as he said it!

[dawnpattison]

It is just unbelievable how much these evil people lie, it’s just never ending.

[juliusbishop]

They can dish it out, but they can’t take it. Hilarious!

[ickster]

Wait, I thought they were Nazis. Do they mean they are Garbage Nazis?

[heavenlys]

Joe, pack your bags. Time to move out. TRUMP 2024. Voted. ❤

[kansasgrandstbulldogs]

We the trash went to vote Trump yesterday.

[Eileendarago]

Maybe people should start reading and understand Puerto Rico has a horrible garbage problem that they are having trouble taking care of us.

[ArtwellI]

I don't think is very president like to call your people garbage.

[lolly]

I always love when people refer to a millionaire multiple times over as a failed businessman. I wish I could fail like that.