The current President of the USA, Joe Biden, criticized Donald Trump’s supporters on Tuesday, when reacting to a Republican presidential candidate rally speechthis weekend, with racist references. During a conference hosted by the Hispanic advocacy group Voto Latino, Biden responded to a comedian at Trump’s rally. “The only trash I see circulating around are your supporters. Your demonization of Latinos is unfair and anti-American. It is totally contrary to everything we did, everything we were”, he said.
White House spokesman Andrew Bates has already reacted to the controversy that the president’s statement provoked, arguing that Biden “referred to the hateful rhetoric at the Madison Square Garden rally as ‘trash.’”
Given the dimension that the controversy has gained in the last few hours, Biden took to social media to personally clarify what he said. “I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by the Trump supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally as trash — which is the only word I can think of to describe it,” Biden explained on X.
“Your demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That’s all I wanted to say. The comments at that rally do not reflect who we are as a nation,” Biden added. The White House also made changes to the interview transcript to point out that Biden called the comedian’s words “trash” and not Donald Trump’s supporters.
Harris distances herself from Biden
By referring to Trump supporters as “trash,” Biden’s tone misaligned and moved away from the message that Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, his vice president, is trying to present, seeking to appeal to a broad base of support, including Republican voters. dissatisfied.
Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, distanced herself from the controversy sparked by the North American President. “I completely disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for,” Vice President Harris told reporters at Andrew Air Force Base on the outskirts of the US capital.
Even though Harris had mentioned that Biden had already clarified his comments, the Democratic candidate repudiated any speech that divides society and reiterated the message of national unity that he delivered at the election rally that brought together around 50 thousand people in front of the White House.
“In the work I do I try to represent all people, whether they support me or not, and as President of the United States I will be the President of all Americans, whether they voted for me or not,” she said.
Shortly after Biden’s comments, Harris, at a rally in Washington, promised again to be a President who would unite the country.
“I promise to be a President for all Americans,” she said. And he reinforced the idea again on his X (formerly Twitter). “Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe that anyone who doesn’t agree with me is my enemy.”
The Democratic candidate for vice president, Minnesota governor Tim Walz, also said that the campaign’s message of unity was not harmed by Biden’s words. On a television program, Walz argued that the President “has made it very clear that he is talking about rhetoric.”
Walz added on another television show that he and Harris “have made it absolutely clear that they want everyone to be a part of this country.” “Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric is what must end,” concluded Walz.
Trump defends his candidates and attacks “corrupt Joe” and “lying Kamala”
The former president of the United States and Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump, insisted this evening on refuting the criticisms of the current President, Joe Biden, stating that his followers are superior to those of the Democrat.
“Joe finally said what he really thinks of our followers. He called them trash. And think this although, without a doubt, the my followers are of a much higher quality than those of the corrupt Joe or the lying Kamala”said Trump, at a rally in Rocky Mount, in the key state of North Carolina.
“Biden’s comments were a direct result of his decision to portray everyone who voted for him as evil or subhuman. Treated them like trash. Do you know the truth? They treated our entire country like trash, whether on purpose or not, because they are extremely incompetent people,” Trump said on Wednesday.
Republicans have taken political advantage of the controversy surrounding Biden’s words.
At a Republican rally in Pennsylvania, Senator Marco Rubio reacted with strong criticism of the President. “Joe Biden said our supporters, our patriots, are trash. He’s talking about ordinary Americans who love their country,” criticized Rubio.
Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt once again insisted on this angle of political attack on the Democratic President. “There is no way to twist it: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris not only hate President Trump, but they also despise the tens of millions of Americans who support him.”
And even some prominent Democrats have begun to distance themselves from Biden’s comments. Speaking to CNN, Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, said he would “never insult the good people of Pennsylvania or any American, even if they chose to support a candidate of another political color.”
Other news that marked the day:
⇒ Six days before the presidential elections in the United States, Kamala Harris pledged in North Carolina to reduce the cost of living main priority, if he defeats Donald Trump, who has used inflation to attack the Democrat. “At the top of my list is lowering your cost of living,” said the candidate. This is one of the states where a victory could influence the final outcome, and before taking the stage, Kamala Harris received some good news: a statement of support from North Carolina’s main newspaper, the News and Observer.
⇒ Trump says he will defend women “whether they like it or not”. According to Trump, if he becomes president he will Make “America’s Women” Communities Safer and therefore ensures that they they won’t need to “think about abortion”. These have been some of Trump’s recurring comments, but this Wednesday he added, according to “The New York Times”who had told his advisors: “I said, well, I’m going to do this whether women like it or not. I will protect them.” Kamala reacted to her opponent’s statements. “Donald Trump thinks he should be the one to make decisions about what you do with your body,” he wrote on the social network X.
⇒ The actor Arnold Schwarzeneggerwho was governor of the state of California for the Republican Party, announced its support of Kamala Harris. “I will always be an American before being a Republican”, he wrote in a publication on X. The former governor regretted that the former president had opted for attacking rhetoric against those who do not support him.
⇒ Experts on political violence expressed their concern about the days after the elections presidential elections in the United States, stressing that there has been a tendency to normalize violent rhetoric in the last decade. “I’m not worried about violence on election day. People should not be afraid to go vote. Everything will go peacefully. I’m worried about the days after the election not having immediate results,” said Rachel Kleinfeld, trustee of Freedom House, a Washington-based nonprofit.
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