He does not view Trump supporters or anybody who supports Trump as garbage.
Biden quickly tried to walk his comment back and put out a clarification tweet on it.
No matter, the response was swift and harsh from the often insulting and foul-mouthed Trump and other Republicans.
(L-R) President Joe Biden, comedian Tony HinchcliffeTing Shen / Angela Weiss / Samuel Corum / AFP / Getty Images
EXCLUSIVE: Vice Pres.
Kamala Harris distances herself from Pres.
Obviously this hateful rhetoric was about a particular community, …the Puerto Rican community.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2024.
These are (a) community that he respects, and he wanted to confirm he called that out.
And hateful rhetoric should be called out.
He will continue to serve for everyone.
I call balls and strikes, the Congressman replied, straddling the bipartisan fence.
Every Americans worthy of a government that respects them.
