Former President Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden’s remarks, where he appeared to call supporters of the former president “garbage.” Biden made the comments during a Latino outreach call in response to a joke about Puerto Rico made at a Trump rally. The White House quickly clarified that Biden was not calling Trump’s supporters “garbage.” Republicans seized on the comments, with Trump calling Biden and Harris “un-American” for demonizing Latinos. Trump distanced himself from the comedian who made the joke about Puerto Rico and used Biden’s comments to deflect criticism over the crude and racist comments made at a recent Trump rally. The Biden remarks gave Trump a way to attack Democrats in the final days leading up to the election. The controversy threatened to overshadow Kamala Harris’ recent rally, where she offered her closing argument for the campaign. Harris later distanced herself from Biden’s comments, stating that she disagreed with any criticism of people based on who they vote for. The back-and-forth over race-based rhetoric between the two campaigns underscores the tense political climate less than a week before Election Day.
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