Vice President Kamala Harris is in the midst of the most important week as Election Day draws closer, and is distancing herself from President Joe Biden’s comments earlier this week in which he appeared to refer to supporters of Donald Trump as “garbage.”
“First of all, he clarified his comments, but let me be clear. I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for,” Harris said, according to The Hill. “You heard my speech last night and continuously throughout my career. I believe that the work I do is about representing all the people, whether they support me or not,” Harris added. “And as president of the United States, I will be a president for all Americans whether you vote for me or not.”
Biden made waves on Tuesday when he appeared to compare supporters of Trump to garbage when commenting on the racist joke made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, aimed at Puerto Rico, during a Trump rally earlier where Puerto Rico was referred to as an “island of garbage.”
“The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,” Biden seemed to say in a video clip that has gone viral on social media. “His, his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it’s un-American. It’s totally contrary to everything we’ve done, everything we’ve been.”
