Donald Trump said President Joe Biden calling his supporters ‘garbage’ is worse than Hillary Clinton’s 2016 ‘basket of deplorable’ remarks.
SIX DAYS TO U.S. ELECTION NOW
Trump was speaking to thousands of fans gathered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Tuesday evening with just seven days left to the election.
The 81-year-old commander-in-chief was responding to a comedian at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday comparing Puerto Rico to a ‘floating island of garbage.’
WHAT BIDEN SAID
Biden said on a campaign zoom Tuesday night: ‘The only garbage I see floating out there is his [Trump’s] supporters.’
It immediately sparked backlash from MAGA fans, including Trump himself who addressed it in the middle of his rally.
TRUMP REPLIES
‘Wow, that’s what [Biden] says… garbage. I think it’s worse [than deplorables],’ he fired back.
He was referring to Hillary Clinton‘s now-infamous 2016 rant about the ‘basket of deporables’ who supported Trump during his first run.
‘Please forgive him for he knoweth not what he say. Honestly he doesn’t. And I’m convinced that he likes me more than he likes Kamala,’ Trump continued in a nod to Biden’s declining mental abilities.
‘No!’ the crowd shouted back at the former president.
Trump’s allies quickly piled on criticism of Joe Biden’s comments.
‘Just moments ago, Joe Biden stated that our supporters are garbage. I hope their campaign is about to apologize,’ said Florida Senator Marco Rubio who came up on stage with Trump.
‘We are not garbage, we are patriots who love America.’
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J.D. Vance was quick to condemn Biden, saying ‘this is disgusting.’
‘This is disgusting. Kamala Harris and her boss Joe Biden are attacking half of the country. There’s no excuse for this. I hope American reject it.’
Trump’s son Don Jr. added: ‘The media spent all week crying about a joke from a comedian.
Meanwhile, Tim Walz called Trump supporters Nazis. Kamala Harris refused to condemn it. And now Kamala’s biggest Democrat ally, Joe Biden, is calling all Trump supporters “garbage.” Absolutely disgusting!!!’
