White House property caput Karine Jean-Pierre faced contiguous backlash Wednesday aft she denied that President Biden had referred to Trump supporters arsenic "garbage."
During a virtual Harris run telephone with Voto Latino Tuesday night, Biden 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 demonization of Latinos is unconscionable and it is un-American."
"Just to clarify, helium was not calling Trump supporters garbage," Jean-Pierre told reporters astatine the regular White House property briefing, reiterating the connection Biden enactment retired to clean up his remarks.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during the regular briefing successful the Brady Briefing Room of the White House successful Washington, DC, connected September 26, 2024. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
"He does not presumption Trump supporters oregon anybody who supports Trump arsenic garbage," she said, adding that Biden has said galore times that helium is simply a "president for all," including those who did not ballot for him successful reddish states and bluish states.
But commentators argued this whitethorn accidental much astir Jean-Pierre's estimation of the American nationalist than Biden's existent statement.
"Breaking upwind from BSNBC!" erstwhile Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee wrote. "5 Alarm occurrence astatine the WH erstwhile KJP's pants drawback occurrence successful spontaneous combustion aft she claims Joe didn't truly telephone Trump supporters ‘garbage.’ She does cognize that we tin spot the video for ourselves? That we aren't arsenic clueless arsenic her brag is?"
Tarrant County GOP president Bo French commented, "It amazes maine much radical aren't appalled by the outright lies these radical tell. We watched the video. He intelligibly called america garbage. I person a feeling the plaything voters are done with this benignant of BS."
President Biden referred to Trump supporters arsenic "garbage" during a virtual Harris run call. (Screenshot)
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"JUST IN: Karine Jean-Pierre, portion dressed arsenic a portion of Laffy Taffy, says Biden ‘was not calling Trump supporters garbage.’ … adjacent though it’s LITERALLY ON VIDEO Again, these radical deliberation you’re stupid," videojournalist Nick Sortor wrote. "Vote accordingly."
White House press reporter Anthony Hughes scorched Jean-Pierre's effect arsenic "ridiculous."
"Man was this a acquisition to Trump," podcaster Matt Bilinsky quipped.
Fox News' Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
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