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.
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The media ARE JUST LIARS, LIARS,LIARS.
Snipes is garbage
A third possibility would be "supporters'" (possessive plural), as if Trump supporters produced more garbage than most other Americans (which could be easily disproven), but there is no chance Biden meant that. (He could have clarified his meaning by saying "his supporters' garbage.")
For once the mainstream media wasn't able to ignore a story that damages their party.
Enjoy.
The tape is extremely clear. Biden said “supporterS”.
There is nothing to clarify. The Democrats think they are aristocracy.
Complete and utter b.F.s. We all heard it and saw it. It is on tape for eternity. Maybe he didn’t mean to say it, BUT HE SAID IT. Stop trying to gaslight us, Snopes!
Spinning facts has cost Snopes its credibility. Just another propaganda dispensary like the media.
The left can’t help themselves, and have just gone full blast with the gaslighting. Of course we all saw it, and in context of Joe’s long history of insulting ordinary voters, and current state of decline it’s obvious he just said what he thinks about his political opponents.
But the media reaction is hilarious, as was Trump’s troll with the garbage truck yesterday.
At least it’s not boring.
Au contraire! Snopes is lying here. When one refers to a single person's comment, one would properly add the article 'a' ahead of the reference to the person. Biden would have said: " a supporter's garbage" No 'divining' is necessary. Biden was referring to ALL supporters.
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