CNN anchor skeptical of White House cleanup of Biden's 'garbage' comment: 'You can listen to it for yourself'

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins appeared skeptical astir the White House trying to cleanable up President Biden's arguable "garbage" remark astir Trump supporters successful its authoritative transcript. 

Biden sparked backlash Tuesday nighttime aft helium appeared to telephone erstwhile President Trump's supporters "garbage" during a virtual Harris run telephone with Voto Latino. He took a swipe astatine erstwhile President Trump's rally successful Madison Square Garden, which made headlines aft insult comedian Tony Hinchiffe made jokes mocking antithetic taste groups, with 1 gag referring to Puerto Rico arsenic a "floating land of garbage."

"The lone garbage I spot floating retired determination is his supporters," Biden said connected the call. "His- his- his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable and it is un-American."

However, the White House sent retired a transcript adding an apostrophe to bespeak Biden was lone speaking astir 1 supporter, not all: "The lone garbage I spot floating retired determination is his supporter’s -- his -- his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it's un-American." 

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CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins appeared skeptical of the White House's transcript of President Biden's "garbage" remark during an interrogation with Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. (Screenshot/CNN)

During an interrogation with Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Collins didn't bargain the edit. 

"The White House is trying to accidental that what President Biden was saying, they're putting an apostrophe determination successful 'supporter's' saying it's the singular, I guess, referring to the comedian? That 'supporter's' comments?" Collins told Shapiro. 

"I mean, it's hard to truly look astatine that erstwhile you tin perceive to it for yourself," Collins added.

The White House did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

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Biden attempted to clarify his comments connected societal media arsenic lone directed astatine 1 supporter.

"Earlier contiguous I referred to the hateful rhetoric astir Puerto Rico spewed by Trump's protagonist astatine his Madison Square Garden rally arsenic garbage—which is the lone connection I tin deliberation of to picture it," Biden wrote connected X. "His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That's each I meant to say. The comments astatine that rally don't bespeak who we are arsenic a nation."

A White House spokesperson had antecedently told Fox News, "The President referred to the hateful rhetoric astatine the Madison Square Garden rally arsenic ‘garbage.’" The Harris run did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro distanced himself from President Biden's "garbage" comment, telling Collins "I would ne'er insult the bully radical of Pennsylvania oregon immoderate Americans adjacent if they chose to enactment a campaigner that I didn’t support."  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Shapiro, erstwhile considered a apical contender for Vice President Kamala Harris' moving mate, distanced himself from Biden's comments. 

"I would ne'er insult the bully radical of Pennsylvania oregon immoderate Americans adjacent if they chose to enactment a campaigner that I didn’t support," Shapiro told Collins.

When asked whether Biden should clarify his comment, Shapiro replied, "Well, I deliberation President Biden volition determine what helium wants to say. It's surely not words that I would choose, and I deliberation it's important that we stay focused connected the opposition betwixt Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and not attacking supporters of either candidate."

The remarks were wide condemned connected societal media. Trump himself reacted to Biden's "terrible" remark during a rally successful Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

President Biden referred to Trump supporters arsenic "garbage" during a  virtual Harris run call. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

"Remember Hillary? She said ‘deplorable' and past said ‘irredeemable,’ right? But she said ‘deplorable.' That didn't enactment out. ‘Garbage’ I deliberation is worse," Trump said to his supporters. "But helium doesn't know- you person to delight forgive him. Please forgive him. For helium not knoweth what helium said."  

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"And I'm convinced helium likes maine much than helium likes Kamala," Trump quipped. 

Fox News' Alexander Hall contributed to this report.