"Biden's 'Garbage' Gaffe Gives Trump a Boost"
"Biden's 'Garbage' Gaffe Gives Trump a Boost" < /span> President Joe Biden’s comment about “garbage” has stirred up controversy just a week before the 2024 election. During a virtual call with Voto Latino, Biden criticized remarks made by a comedian at Donald Trump’s recent Madison Square Garden rally, where Puerto Rico was disparaged as “a floating island of garbage.” Biden responded that, “the only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,” a comment that quickly drew comparisons to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 “basket of deplorables” remark. Trump’s campaign seized on Biden’s words, claiming they reflect Democratic disdain for Trump’s diverse base, which includes “Latinos, Black voters, union workers, angel moms, law enforcement officers, border patrol agents, and Americans of all faiths.” The White House later clarified that Biden was condemning hateful rhetoric, not Trump supporters as a whole, but the statement continues to attract attention. *