President Joe Biden’s aides defended his smear of Donald Trump’s supporters Tuesday night by clarifying his words despite not speaking to the president after his unscripted comments, a report suggests.
White House aides insisted Biden’s comment that “the only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters” does not reference Trump’s supporters but comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who made a joke during a Trump rally that the Harris campaign has latched onto.
The White House released a transcript of Biden’s remarks in a flimsy effort to suggest Biden referenced Hinchcliffe.
Axios‘s Alex Thompson reports a White House spokesperson refused to answer on the record when asked if aides had spoken to Biden before issuing the statement.
“Asked if they had spoken to the president to ask him what he meant before sending the transcript, the Biden spokesperson requested…
