Two House Republicans have stated that the way the Biden-Harris administration has gone about attempting to clean up the president’s recent comments calling Trump supporters “garbage” is a federal crime. As if the remark itself didn’t do enough damage to Vice President Kamala Harris’ chances of winning the presidency this coming Tuesday, add an investigation into a potential cover-up and she might as well go ahead and concede right now. If Harris manages to make come back through all of the things that have hit and hindered her campaign, then this nation is truly lost and we might as well start over on an island somewhere.
Jack Davis of The Western Journal reminds us, “In a comment made during a Tuesday virtual event, while trying to make political hay out of a joke told at a Sunday Trump rally, President Joe Biden said, ‘The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,’ according to CNN.”
Keep in mind, this was in response to a joke made by a roast comedian during former President Donald Trump’s historic Madison Square Garden rally last weekend, in which Tony Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico as a floating island of garbage. Of course, radical left-wingers immediately played the race card, ignoring the fact he was referring to the island, not the people. And if you’ve seen pictures of the place lately, it indeed looks like a landfill. Some beaches are totally covered in trash.
As damage control kicked in, Biden and aides insisted there was an invisible apostrophe there that no one heard. In the official transcript, the insertion of the apostrophe allowed Biden to seem to have been saying something different than trashing Trump supporters.
BREAKING: Rep @EliseStefanik sent a scorching letter to the White House Counsel demanding they correctly quote Biden's "garbage" comment after the official WH transcript EDITED it to cover for Biden.
They may have BROKEN THE LAW.
The WH is trying to rewrite history. This is… pic.twitter.com/EZEMTTkv0K
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 30, 2024
“The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporter’s — his — his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it’s un-American,” the sanitized version of Biden’s controversial remark says.
In response, House Republican Conference Chairwoman Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman Rep. James Comer of Kentucky are alleging that the Biden White House crossed the line in the name of political PR. Comer and Stefanik allege that by altering the truth, the White House violated the Presidential Records Act.
A letter to White House Counsel Edward Siskel demands all internal communications related to making Biden sound better be saved, and that an accurate transcript be put on the official government site, according to a news release on the website of the House Oversight Committee.
“Americans were rightfully insulted when President Biden, seeking to boost Ms. Harris’s presidential campaign, referred to an enormous swath of the country as ‘floating . . . garbage.’ President Biden’s vindictive words were unsurprising, given his previous statements regarding people who choose not to vote for his preferred candidate,” the letter goes on to say, making a reference to Kamala Harris.
“Unsurprising too were the White House’s actions after he said them. Instead of apologizing or clarifying President Biden’s words, the White House instead sought to change them (despite them being recorded on video) by releasing a false transcript of his remarks. The move is not only craven, but it also appears to be in violation of federal law, including the Presidential Records Act of 1978,” the lawmakers continued in the letter.
“White House staff cannot rewrite the words of the President of the United States to be more politically on message. Though President Biden’s relevance continues to diminish, his words continue to matter, even as they become increasingly divisive and erratic,” the letter added, going on to demand the Biden White House “retain and preserve all documents and internal communications regarding President Biden’s statement and the release of the inaccurate transcript.”
In a moment of sheer brilliance, former President Donald Trump and his campaign team took full advantage of Biden’s comment by having him make an appearance in a garbage truck with his name emblazoned on the side. He then wore a garbage worker’s vest to his rally in Green Bay and shared a hilarious story about how the whole situation came about.
TRUMP ARRIVES FOR CAMPAIGN RALLY IN A GARBAGE TRUCK!
“How do you like my garbage truck? This truck is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden.”
“For Joe Biden to make that statement — it’s really a disgrace” pic.twitter.com/jA9nEQKvCg
— J Stewart (@triffic_stuff_) October 30, 2024
Republican Congressman John Rose of Tennessee stated that the House has to go on record and chastise Biden for what he said, a report from Fox News said.
“President Biden must be condemned for calling millions of Americans who support Donald Trump garbage,” Rose remarked.
WOW! It wasn't just Trump. Vivek Ramaswamy also became a professional garbage collector today 😂😂😂
We turned Biden's disgusting insult into a nationwide movement to get people to appreciate blue-collar workers again.
This is what the America First movement is all about. pic.twitter.com/ecAp7jqjWf
— George (@BehizyTweets) October 30, 2024
“First, Democrats called half the country deplorables. Now, they are doubling down, calling us garbage. Democrats’ disrespect for half the country’s views and opinions is exactly what is wrong with the leadership of extreme far-left liberals,” Rose concluded.
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