Kamala Harris distanced herself from Joe Biden’s comments about Republican “trash.” usa elections

Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate for President of the United States, attempted to present herself as a unifier in the face of the divisive rhetoric of her rival Donald Trump in her largest rally yet this Tuesday. However, very close to where he gave the rally, the current President, Joe Biden, launched into a somewhat confusing phrase in which he appeared to call Trump supporters “trash.” Biden later said he was only referring to her hateful rhetoric, but the damage was caused partly to Harris. The Vice President openly distanced himself from his boss’s words this Wednesday.

Asked about Biden’s comments, Harris told reporters, “Let me be clear, I completely disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for.” “You heard my speech last night and have heard it consistently throughout my career: I believe the job I do is to represent all people, whether they support me or not. And as President of the United States, I will be President for all Americans, whether they vote for me or not,” she said this Wednesday during a campaign trip to crucial states, starting with North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Said before starting. ,

Biden made his comments in a call with Latino voters, referencing the words of a comedian who insulted Puerto Rico at a Trump rally in New York by saying it was a “floating garbage island.” The president responded: “The only garbage I see floating around is from his supporters… His… His treatment of Latinos is unconscionable and un-American. “It’s the complete opposite of everything we’ve done, everything we’ve done.” It was a hesitant phrase and the White House transcript puts a silent sermon on it –“He has supporters” rather “His supporters are”–, But Republicans stick to the second option and interpret that what he was saying is that trash is his followers.

Then, the president tried to explain himself better: “Today I called the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico by a Trump supporter at the Madison Square Garden rally trash, which is the only word I can think of to describe it. ,” he said. Tweeted.

Still, Trump and Republicans took the opportunity to stop talking about the racist slur at New York’s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday and start casting themselves as victims. This is despite the fact that Trump never stops hurling insults and epithets at his political rivals, including those from his own party.

The Republican candidate took advantage of a rally in Allentown, a majority-Latino city in the pivotal state of Pennsylvania, to try not only to extinguish the fire caused by the insult to Puerto Rico, but to recall the episode that partly led to the 2016 election. Marked the campaign: When Hillary Clinton said Trump supporters were “deplorables”.

Clinton then said, “To generalize too much, you could put half of Trump’s supporters in what I call a group of deplorable people.” Then he had to improvise, but his improvisation was also not very successful: “Last night I made a huge generalization, and that’s never a good idea. “I’m sorry I said ‘half’, that was wrong.” All this united Trump’s followers and Clinton suffered a surprise defeat in the elections.

Harris wants to avoid history repeating itself at all costs. She did not say these words, but she remains Biden’s subordinate. The candidate has avoided campaigning with the President, whose popularity is low. He was also not present at Tuesday’s rally at Park Ellipse adjacent to the White House estate. But Biden has continued to attend some events and this is the second time he has generated controversy with his words.

Last week, during a campaign trip to New Hampshire, somewhat confusingly, President Joe Biden talked about “locking up” Trump, although he immediately said he meant “lock him up politically.” To lock. “We have to shut him down. Stop him politically. Shut it down. This is what we have to do,” she said, something that Republicans also took advantage of to present the case against Trump as a result of political persecution. When Democratic supporters chanted “Lock him up” at Harris’ rallies, one of their The standard response is: “Let’s leave it to the courts. Let’s deal with the election date, November 5.

Now like Kamala Harris, Biden ran in 2020 with the goal of healing the wounds of division during Donald Trump’s presidency. However, he did not trust his opponent’s political survival after he defeated him, and even less so after the attack on the Capitol and his criminal charges. Trump is not only opposed, but has a serious chance of returning to the White House. At the end of his term, the country is as or even more divided than it was four years ago. Her words Tuesday poked fun at the complex balance Harris seeks: disqualifying Trump but courting her voters.