White House and media allies try to blame ‘missing apostrophe’ for Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment

The White House and its media friends ran a coverup for President Biden’s maligning of erstwhile President Donald Trump’s supporters arsenic “garbage” — going arsenic acold arsenic to edit an charismatic transcript of his remarks to lessen nan blow.

Democrats went into damage-control mode Tuesday nighttime owed to nan president’s trash talk, claiming that Biden hadn’t intended to demonize their governmental opponents.

Democrats went into damage-control mode owed to Biden’s comment. Ron Sachs/CNP / SplashNews.com

“The President referred to nan hateful rhetoric astatine nan Madison Square Garden rally arsenic ‘garbage,’” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said successful a statement.

The White House successful a transcript of nan reside besides added an apostrophe to nan 81-year-old’s poorly timed disapproval less than 5 days earlier nan 2024 election.

“The only garbage I spot floating retired location is his supporter’s — his — his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it’s un-American,” nan transcript read.

In a follow-up X post, Biden added: “Earlier coming I referred to nan hateful rhetoric astir Puerto Rico spewed by Trump’s protagonist astatine his Madison Square Garden rally arsenic garbage – which is nan only connection I tin deliberation of to picture it.”

“His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That’s each I meant to say,” nan president claimed. “The comments astatine that rally don’t bespeak who we are arsenic a nation.”