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This Tuesday, the president of the United States, Joe Biden, cmade a blunder by classifying it as garbage to supporters of Donald Trump, confirming that has become a hindrance to the democratic candidate, Kamala Harris.
The 81-year-old president entered like an elephant in a bazaar, insulting to supporters of the Republican candidate dDuring a video call with members of Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Latino Vote in which he wanted to criticize the comments of a Trump-sympathizing comedian, which They were considered racist.
At a rally in support of former republican president made on Sunday, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe compared to Puerto Rico with a floating island of garbage.
“The only trash I see floating around is his followers,” Biden said, causing consternation in the Democratic camp.
For its part, The White House and even Biden himself tried to tackle the crisis and They explained that the intention of the president was to refer to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico launched by the comedian and that it was not an attack on Trump supporters, however Republicans demanded apologies for such comments.
They demand an apology from Biden
Given the statements made by Joe Biden, Karoline LeavittTrump’s official spokesperson, I assure you that both Kamala Harris and the president hate the nation.
“Joe Biden and Kamala Harris hate America, Kamala must answer for this shameful attack on tens of millions of Americans,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Republican senator, Marco Rubio, also demanded a apology, arguing that they are patriots who worship America.
“We are not trash. We are patriots who love America,” he said.
For its part, after an emblematic evening in which the crowds bathed in Washington, Harris was forced to go out to put out the fire on Wednesday.
“I totally disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for,” he said.
It should be noted that the Democrats clearly remember when Hillary Clintonwho ran against Trump for the presidency in 2016, said that half of The Republican’s followers were deplorable.
And, although the candidate repented in public, the derogatory expression was repeated again and again by Trump’s followers, who even used it for a television advertisement, so andn the subsequent balance sheets to Clinton’s defeat, the insult was considered to have had a significant impact.
Therefore, these insults committed by the Democratic president greatly worried the party, since, according to John Hansen, professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, they represent a possibility of losing the election.
“It’s possible. The elections are so close that anything can count,” he said.
Beyoncé, not Biden
In July, Harris replaced Biden as the Democratic nominee against the presidential elections on November 5and initially followed in the president’s footsteps, assuming his program and the balance of his management.
But in these last weeks has understood the appeal that promising can have a change of course if he wins the White House, and distance yourself from the leader, whose image has been worn by age.
It has also carefully chosen those who accompany her in his campaign events, and was already able to count on a cast of stars that includes the pop star, Beyonce and the legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen.
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