Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe angered Republicans and Democrats alike when he made an insulting jab at Puerto Rico during his set at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally.
The White House launched into panic mode on Tuesday night after President Biden referred to Donald Trump supporters as 'garbage'.
In a desperate attempt to clean up the president's mess, a White House spokesperson issued a damage control statement that added an apostrophe to the word 'supporter's' to imply that Biden was only referring to one person - comedian Tony Hinchcliffe who made a joke about Puerto Rico being an 'island of garbage.'
Biden's team also provided a transcript of what he said, bizarrely claiming that he used the word 'supporters' as a possessive - written as 'supporter's' - and he was only criticizing comedian Tony Hinchcliffe for making the joke about Puerto Rico being an 'island of garbage' Former President Trump seized on Biden's comment, declaring it was 'worse' than what Clinton said eight years ago, and Democrats immediately began distancing themselves from the president.
Trump's campaign social media account posted the video and commented: 'When Joe wakes up and wonders why his intern tweeted this — we will leave this here as a reminder.' New York Magazine writer Jonathan Chait added: 'I think Biden was trying to describe the speaker's comment, not all Trump supporters, as garbage. I also think Biden should be staying away from cameras and media but his ego won't let him.'
Trump seized on Biden's comment, declaring it was 'worse' than what Clinton said eight years ago, and Democrats immediately began distancing themselves from the presidentIt came as Harris was hoping to capture the nation's full attention with a carefully planned rally in front of the White House for 75,000 Democrats one week before Election Day.
The candidates are separated by less than one point in most of the swing states that will ultimately decide the winner, while the betting markets show Harris' chances of winning have plummeted.Biden's team claimed he was only criticizing comedian Tony Hinchcliffe who performed at Sunday's rally at Madison Square Garden
Social media flooded with criticisms of Biden, with Florida congressman Rubio even demanding an apology from the president's camp. US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks on The Ellipse just south of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2024 Leavitt didn't speak to how the jokes got into the program or whether they were vetted, responding, 'Look, it was a comedian who made a joke in poor taste.'
At his Allentown rally on Tuesday, Trump brought out a lineup of Hispanic supporters and surrogates to speak in order to flaunt his continued support from the Puerto Rican community. Puerto Rican celebrities, including Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin, all condemned the joke – and social media erupted with claims this just further illustrates the type of mindset that Trump has about minorities in the U.S.
Earlier, the invocation was delivered by a man who said: 'I'm standing here as a proud Puerto Rican.'Read More Kamala Harris' final plea to voters is drowned out by police sirens and car alarms Former Allentown mayoral candidate Tim Ramos spoke after the National Anthem.'We are a beautiful people from a beautiful island,' Ramps continued. 'We need a leader that sees that and understands that… Donald Trump is that leader.
Early voting ended in Pennsylvania on Tuesday and won't reopen until the morning of Election Day on November 5
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