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What We Know About the Claim Biden Called Trump's Supporters 'Garbage'
Snopes ^ | Oct 30, 2024 | Anna Rascouët-Paz

Posted on 10/31/2024 9:30:40 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?

In a sharp rebuke of comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's characterization of Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage" during a rally for Republican former U.S. President Donald Trump, Democratic President Joe Biden made a remark that appeared to characterize Trump supporters as "garbage."

Controversy arose not only because Trump's supporters took offense at what they heard, but because the White House released a transcript offering a different take on what Biden said or meant to say.

Specifically, the controversy hinged on whether Biden said "The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters," plural, meaning all of Trump's supporters, or "The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporter's," possessive singular, meaning Hinchcliffe's "garbage" about Puerto Rico.

Neither version was implausible.

As millions of Americans prepared to cast their vote in the Nov. 5, 2024, presidential election, U.S. President Joe Biden set off a firestorm with a remark during a video call with Voto Latino, a Democratic-leaning civic engagement organization that aims to increase the political participation of Latinos. On the Oct. 29 call, Biden delivered a sharp rebuke of comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's characterization of Puerto Rico as "a floating island of garbage" during a Oct. 27 rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.......

The reality is that both the Republicans' initial interpretation and Biden's clarification of his remarks are plausible, and Snopes cannot divine what a person was thinking when they made a comment. Therefore, we can report only what people heard in the video and the White House's and Biden's explanation after the call.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 0chat; annarascouetpaz; biden; chat; dncshill; garbage; garbagegate; snopes; spin; tds; trumpsupporters
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BS. If Biden only meant the comedian the proper word would have been "supporter" no "s".

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1 posted on 10/31/2024 9:30:40 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

That was quick. It took seven years to get the Charlottesville lied debunked.


2 posted on 10/31/2024 9:32:08 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

What do we know? Just that it’s true.


3 posted on 10/31/2024 9:33:11 AM PDT by mbrfl
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

We all heard it and he meant it.....
FJB


4 posted on 10/31/2024 9:33:28 AM PDT by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created..." )
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

I saw it. It’s absurdly clear what he meant. Don’t get me wrong, I just see it as a stupid joke, but it gave Trump all the ammo he needs to take this thing home! 👍


5 posted on 10/31/2024 9:33:37 AM PDT by cuban leaf (2024 is going to be one for the history books, like 1939. And 2025 will be more so, like 1940-1945.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Agree.The alternate interpretation is grammatically possible but pragmatically unlikely. The Dems are trying too hard to be clever.


6 posted on 10/31/2024 9:34:15 AM PDT by maro (MAGA!)
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To: Antihero101607

The left is mentally ill, as Michael Savage says. They are locked in the last few days here, trying to defend these idiots. Even the Democrats I know whinced when they heard it. They knew what he meant. Biden caused an unforced error and allowed a few safety runs in the bottom of the eight for Trump.


7 posted on 10/31/2024 9:35:12 AM PDT by pburgh01
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To: mbrfl

Exactly- he called us garbage- that’s what we know.


8 posted on 10/31/2024 9:35:22 AM PDT by God luvs America (6young 3.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Something I almost told my children...words matter.


9 posted on 10/31/2024 9:35:29 AM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Sorry, Biden, Snopes. That garbage truck has already left the landfill.


10 posted on 10/31/2024 9:37:54 AM PDT by hanamizu ( )
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Oh.....wait!!!!
Everyone knows old FJB is mentally impaired.
The kind old man just got mixed up and accidentally confused Trump supporters with what is spewing across our borders..
Yeah...that’s the ticket!!! /s


11 posted on 10/31/2024 9:38:03 AM PDT by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created..." )
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

If Snopes is cranking up its disinfo machine, it’s to try to stomp out an obvious truth.


12 posted on 10/31/2024 9:39:40 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

The “investigative” competence of Snopes ranks right up there with that of the FBI.


13 posted on 10/31/2024 9:40:49 AM PDT by Tucsonican
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

This attitude among the elites goes way back to “flyover country” and probably long before that. Wouldn’t Rush be having a field day, but even he couldn’t top what Trump did.


14 posted on 10/31/2024 9:43:52 AM PDT by sopo
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To: mbrfl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXar7CBW8MQ&list=PLanUqPajptu5g083z-0ggsIxzKhWXNBrW&index=1
Great compilation of Biden insulting Americans as stupid, dull , slow. Greg Kelly nails it in texts with Hunter explaining how they are better then others


15 posted on 10/31/2024 9:45:44 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
So Snopes thinks its plausible Biden was claiming that any and all garbage around Porto Rico was thrown there by Trump supporters?

How far Snopes will spin for the Left is matched only with how far they will spin against the Right.

16 posted on 10/31/2024 9:45:57 AM PDT by AndyTheBear (Certified smarter than average for my species)
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To: ripnbang

*Always...lol, words do matter when written, too.


17 posted on 10/31/2024 9:46:53 AM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Election malfeasance. In California, Trump’s name doesn’t even appear on the first page of candidates to vote for.

https://x.com/iAnonPatriot/status/1852004617791414302/photo/1


18 posted on 10/31/2024 9:49:22 AM PDT by dforest
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To: AndyTheBear

I think what the left is trying to twist themselves to is the supporters he referred to were the comedian’s supporters...not Trump’s.


19 posted on 10/31/2024 9:51:52 AM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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To: AndyTheBear
Oh just realized Snopes was claiming it was the possessive singular "supporter's" rather than the possessive plural "supporters'".

But of course you are right, if one means it was the comedian's garbage alone they they would say either: "is of his supporter" or "is his supporter's" and not "is of his supporter's"

20 posted on 10/31/2024 9:53:11 AM PDT by AndyTheBear (Certified smarter than average for my species)
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