White House seeks to play clean up after Biden calls Trump supporters ‘garbage’

The White House tried to clarify President Biden’s comments after he referred to Trump supporters as “garbage” during a campaign event with Vice President Harris. Biden was criticizing hateful rhetoric at a Trump rally, not his supporters, but his remarks were compared to Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” comment in 2016. Trump called for unity and forgiveness, while the White House clarified that Biden was actually criticizing a comedian’s joke about Puerto Rico. The backlash was bipartisan, with both Republicans and Democrats criticizing Biden’s choice of words. Biden later clarified that he was denouncing hateful comments, not Trump supporters themselves.