President Joe Biden voiced strong condemnation Tuesday over former President Donald Trump’s supporters namely comedian Tony Hinchfliffe who recently made a controversial “joke” that Puerto Rico was a “floating island of garbage.”
In a video Tuesday, Biden said, “Donald Trump has no character. He doesn’t give a damn about the Latino community…just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a floating island of garbage?…The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters.”
VotoLatino.org
A White House spokesman later claimed to NBC News correspondent Gabe Gutierrez that Biden was only referring to Hinchfliffe and not Trump’s supporters as a whole.
As you know, Hinchcliffe made the comments about Puerto Rico at Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden in NYC this weekend.
A White House spokesman says Pres. Biden was referring to the comedian who supported Trump and insulted Puerto Rico https://t.co/dQ8DSg2kKE
— Gabe Gutierrez (@gabegutierrez) October 30, 2024
@gabegutierrez
Trump’s campaign spokesman Steven Cheung responded to Biden’s remarks on X writing, “2016: “Basket of deplorables” 2024: “Garbage… supporters” Kamala and Biden HATE Americans and will do everything to crush us if they ever hold power again.”
2016: “Basket of deplorables”
2024: “Garbage… supporters”Kamala and Biden HATE Americans and will do everything to crush us if they ever hold power again.
— Steven Cheung (@TheStevenCheung) October 30, 2024
@TheStevenCheung
We’ve reached out to Hinchcliffe for comment … so far, no word back.
