Dem rep fires back at CNN host for comparing Biden’s ‘garbage’ line to comic's Puerto Rico joke

Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., ripped a CNN big Wednesday greeting for suggesting that President Biden’s caller "garbage" remark was a blunder adjacent to 1 comedian’s off-color Puerto Rico gag astatine erstwhile President Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally. 

Boyle, a subordinate of the House Budget Committee, slammed anchor Kasie Hunt’s constituent arsenic a "false equivalency" and insisted that the president was simply referring to roast comic Tony Hinchcliffe, who made the gag connected Sunday nighttime that Puerto Rico was a "floating Island of garbage."

"Well, let’s not bash the mendacious equivalency thing. I really work the transcript," helium said, suggesting that determination was much discourse revealing that Biden wasn’t referring to Trump voters generally.

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Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., clashed with CNN anchor Kasie Hunt implicit President Biden's caller "garbage" comments.

Biden made the "garbage" remarks during a virtual Harris run telephone with Voto Latino connected Tuesday. In an effort to link with Latino voters who whitethorn person been offended by Hinchcliffe’s joke, Biden deed backmost astatine Trump’s basal successful retaliation for the joke.

"The lone garbage I spot floating retired determination is his supporters," Biden said. "His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable and it is un-American," helium declared connected camera. A clip of his connection went viral and was condemned by the Trump run and different salient conservatives.

Hunt wondered if it was a superior mistake. She began her clash with Boyle, stating, "Congressman, of course, the different idiosyncratic who utilized the word garbage successful a caller interrogation is President Biden, who had made a remark saying that Trump supporters were garbage."

Boyle chopped in, declaring, "That’s not true."

The anchor continued, noting however the White House came retired and clarified that Biden had said, "Trump supporter’s" alternatively than "Trump supporters." "Obviously, the run has already seized connected it. Do you deliberation what President Biden said is helpful?"

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President Biden referred to Trump supporters arsenic "garbage" during a virtual Harris run call. (Screenshot/CNN)

Boyle replied by accusing Hunt of making a "false equivalency" and disputed conservatives’ presumption of what Biden said. 

"I’m not trying to bash mendacious equivalency, sir," the anchor changeable back. As helium tried to interject and past talk implicit her, Hunt added, "I’m conscionable asking six days retired from a run if this is helpful."

Boyle continued, "He referred to the speaker, meaning the idiosyncratic who was the comedian who said this."

The lawmaker past went connected to telephone Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally a "festival of hate." 

"Frankly, it wasn’t conscionable the 1 mean-spirited, vicious gag of a comedian that helium decided to platform. There were galore different speakers arsenic good astatine Madison Square Garden astatine his last closing argument. Compare that to Kamala Harris, who successful her closing statement past night, said to her governmental opponents, she’s not going to threaten to jailhouse them arsenic Donald Trump has, she’s going to springiness them a spot astatine the table."

The lawmaker added, "That’s astir apt wherefore truthful galore Republicans, particularly successful the suburbs of Philadelphia, are really supporting Kamala Harris successful this campaign."

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