White House defends Biden, mocks Trump fans as “trash; Angry Republicans say 'there's no way to twist it'

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday ridiculed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's supporters as “trash”, sending the White House into turmoil.

During his speech to a Latino advocacy group, the sitting POTUS made an embarrassing mistake that immediately brought back memories of Hillary Clinton's infamous 2016 characterization of Trump voters as “deplorable people.”

“Just the other day, a speaker at his (Trump's) rally called Puerto Rico a 'floating island of trash,'” Biden, 81, reminded a Latino advocacy group, referring to a comic at Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden.

He called Puerto Ricans “good, decent, honorable people.”

“'The only trash I see floating out there is his supporters, his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable and un-American. It’s a complete contradiction to everything we’ve done, everything we’ve been.”

The White House defends Biden while Republicans condemn him

Shortly after Biden's comments sparked backlash from Trump's supporters, White House spokesman Andrew Bates clarified that the US president “called the hateful rhetoric at the Madison Square Garden rally 'garbage.'

After the riot, Biden himself clarified his comments on social media.

He wrote to He claimed that Trump's “demonization of Latinos is unreasonable” and claimed that the former president's comments at the campaign rally “do not reflect who we are as a nation.”

Republicans immediately hit back because Biden called Trump's supporters and patriots nonsense. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida said: “He's talking about everyday Americans who love their country.”

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“You can't get it twisted: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris not only hate President Trump, they also despise the tens of millions of Americans who support him,” noted Karoline Leavitt, a spokeswoman for the Trump campaign.

Some well-known Democrats even began to distance themselves from Biden's comments, with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro stating on CNN that he would “never insult the good people of Pennsylvania or any Americans, even if they chose to do so.” To support a candidate I didn't support.” Support.”