Former President Donald Trump, known for his quick wit, climbed one. Garbage truck Wearing an orange safety jacket to take the opportunity to criticize President Joe Biden’s recent remarks. The former president took the opportunity to draw attention to Biden’s comments, likening his supporters to “garbage.”
“How do you like my garbage truck?” Answering questions from reporters, Trump quipped “Make America Great Again” and sat in a garbage truck emblazoned with his name. Sporting a bright safety vest over his usual white dress shirt and red tie, he added, “This is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden.”
Trump again distanced himself from comedian Tony Hincliffe’s comments and dismissed the need to directly address the Puerto Rico joke. “I don’t know anything about comedians,” he said from the garbage truck. “I’ve never seen him. He’s a comedian—what can I tell you?”
During a rally held shortly afterward, Trump joked about his reluctance to wear an orange jacket that his team had encouraged. “I said, no way!” Trump recounted. “But they said, ‘Okay, sir… but if you did that, it actually makes you look thinner.’ He grabbed me. I said I wanted to wear it on stage. The former president seemed pleased with the crowd’s reaction, offering the reporters a final farewell: “I hope you enjoy this piece of garbage. Must have enjoyed. Thank you very much.”
The back-and-forth stemmed from comments made by Tony Hincliffe, who called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” during Trump’s MSG rally. The comments drew widespread criticism, particularly from Democrats, and initially put Trump and his allies on the defensive. However, the situation took a new turn when Biden commented on a call on Wednesday that “the only garbage I see floating around is his supporters.” Although Biden later clarified that he was referring to Trump’s divisive rhetoric and not to the supporters themselves, the damage had already been done.
Trump seized on the comment as further evidence that he thinks Democrats have a low opinion of their voter base. However, Vice President Kamala Harris quickly distanced herself from Biden’s statement, expressing disagreement with any personal attacks on voters based on political preferences. “Let me be clear, I strongly disagree with any criticism of people who they vote for,” Harris said in response to questions from reporters during his campaign in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
It comes across as a stunt 2024 Presidential Campaign Both Trump and Biden intensify as they move through key battleground states. Working to distance his campaign from Biden’s gaffe, Harris delivered his message in North Carolina, leading a crowd in chants of, “This is a man who is unstable, obsessed with revenge.” “We’re not going back!”