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Kamala Harris seeks to distance herself from Biden’s ‘garbage’ remark

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters she rejects criticism based on how someone votes. The White House says President Joe Biden was referring to racist rhetoric, not to Trump voters.

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  1. FOX 5 New York

    Biden suggests Trump supporters are 'garbage' after comic's insult of Puerto Rico (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    President Joe Biden reacted to a comic calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage" at a Donald Trump rally by saying, “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters."

  2. Al Jazeera

    Biden tries to end furore after seeming to call Trump supporters ‘garbage’ (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The outgoing president’s comments came as Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris made a major address.

  3. NBC New York

    Biden sets off a firestorm with his response to Trump rally comedian's Puerto Rico comments (opens NBC New York)

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    The president appeared to refer to Trump supporters as “garbage,” although he and the White House quickly said he had misspoken and was referring to the...

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  5. NBC News

    Trump hammers Harris on Biden's 'garbage' comment (opens NBC News)

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    Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted comments made a day earlier by President Joe Biden that appeared to call supporters of the former president “garbage.”

  6. New York Post

    Republicans cut through spin, warn Biden’s ‘garbage’ remark is what Dems ‘really think’ about Trump supporters (opens New York Post)

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    Republicans erupted into a fire storm of fury after President Biden called Trump supporters "garbage," vowing to turn up at the polls with more conviction and to defeat the Democratic Party who they say does not care about everyday Americans.

  7. Fox News

    JD Vance calls out Politico for sugarcoating Biden quote about Trump supporters being 'garbage' (opens Fox News)

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    Politico faced intense backlash on Tuesday for seemingly trying to downplay a quote of President Biden calling Trump supporters "garbage" in a campaign call.

  8. Insider

    Biden's 'garbage' comment is a gift to Trump (opens Insider)

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    The ex-president seized on a verbal gaffe from Biden as he continues to rally his supporters against Harris' 2024 candidacy.

  9. Breitbart News

    Trump Supporters Have Fun with President Biden's 'Garbage' Insult (opens Breitbart News)

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    Trump supporters are proudly embracing President Joe Biden's insult of them as "garbage" on Tuesday.

  10. New York Post

    Trump reacts to Joe Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment during Pennsylvania rally (opens New York Post)

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    Former President Donald Trump called it “terrible” on Tuesday that President Biden referred to his supporters as “garbage.”

  11. Yellowhammer News

    Biden called Trump supporters 'garbage' – Dale Strong says their policies are garbage (opens Yellowhammer News)

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    President Joe Biden’s remark describing Trump supporters as “garbage” is being met with a rancid response. During a telephone rally on Tuesday night, Biden said, “The only garbage I see floating out there is [Trump’s] supporters.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Biden's 'garbage' gaffe ignites fury from Republicans and disagreement from Democrats (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Biden's remark that Trump supporters are "garbage" drew the fury of Republicans and disagreement from Democrats.

  13. Breitbart News

    'No Way to Spin It': Trump Team Responds to Biden Labeling Supporters 'Garbage' (opens Breitbart News)

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    The Trump campaign condemned President Joe Biden's belief that supporters of former President Donald Trump are "garbage."

  14. Fox News

    Trump has another response to Biden's 'garbage' comment about GOP supporters (opens Fox News)

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    Based on the 74.2 million votes Trump received in 2020, according to the FEC, the sitting president called nearly half of the country’s voters "garbage."

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  17. Washington Examiner

    Democrats and legacy media work to dismiss Biden’s ‘garbage’ remark (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Democratic pundits took to television networks Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning in an attempt to diminish President Joe Biden's reference to Trump supporters as "garbage." Biden's comment was made during a Voto Latino online rally after former President Donald Trump’s event at Madison Squar…

  18. Al Jazeera

    President Biden denies referring to Trump supporters as ‘garbage’ (opens Al Jazeera)

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    US President Joe Biden has denied referring to Trump supporters as ‘garbage’ during an interview.

  19. Breitbart News

    The Hill: Biden 'Appears' to Call Trump Supporters ‘Garbage’ (opens Breitbart News)

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    Despite Biden's attack on Trump's supporters being caught on video, the Hill reports that Biden only "appeared" to compare them to "garbage."

  20. Fox News

    Biden's 'garbage' comment sends Dem senators scrambling in key swing state races: 'Strongly disagrees' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News Digital reached out to six Democratic U.S. Senate candidates in key swing states for comment on President Biden's recent remarks calling Trump supporters "garbage."

  21. Breitbart News

    Trump Campaign Challenges Kamala Harris to Disavow Biden's 'Garbage' Insult (opens Breitbart News)

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    The Trump campaign demanded that Vice President Kamala Harris "disavow" President Joe Biden's comment that Trump supporters were "garbage."

  22. Washington Examiner

    Biden calls Trump supporters ‘garbage’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Biden's comments calling Trump supporters "garbage" stepped on Kamala Harris's plans to appeal to independent or conservative voters.

  23. NPR

    Biden's 'garbage' remarks give Trump and GOP new fodder on the trail (opens NPR)

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    It sounded like the president was calling Trump supporters "garbage." But the White House said he was talking about a joke made by a comedian at a Trump rally who disparaged Puerto Rico.

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  25. Breitbart News

    White House Clarified Biden's 'Garbage' Smear on Trump Supporters Without Speaking to Biden (opens Breitbart News)

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    Joe Biden's aides defended his smear of Trump's supporters by clarifying his words despite not speaking to the president, a report says.

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