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AP News Alleges White House Changed Official Transcript of Biden's 'Garbage' Comment

AP News Alleges White House Changed Official Transcript of Biden's 'Garbage' Comment

Above: U.S. President Joe Biden, accompanied by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on October 04, 2024 in Washington, DC. Image copyright: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images News via Getty Images

The Facts

  • A report from the Associated Press (AP) has claimed that the transcript of Pres. Joe Biden's comments earlier this week where he described Trump supporters as "garbage" was altered by the White House press team without the consent of the administration's Stenography Office.A report from The Associated Press (AP) has claimed that an official transcript of a call by Pres. Joe Biden earlier this week had been altered by the White House press team without the consent of the administration's Stenography Office.

  • Biden had stated on call that "the only garbage" he saw was Trump's supporter's/supporters, with the White House claiming the President referred only to Tony Hinchcliffe, a comedian who described Puerto Rico as an "island of garbage" at a Trump rally, rather than all supporters of the Republican candidate.


The Spin

The White House's attempts to brush Biden's unpatriotic and divisive comments under the rug may very well be a federal crime and must be immediately investigated. Whilst House Republicans are already leading the charge to conclude whether the Biden admin. has violated the Presidential Records Act, Americans must take matters into their own hands and make sure the corrupt and dishonest Democrats are no longer in office.

In peak hypocrisy, Republicans who adamantly defended Hinchliffe's distasteful Puerto Rico comments are the first to jump on and twist Pres. Biden's words. While the President's remarks may well have been clumsy, they are nothing compared to the dangerous rhetoric Trump and his MAGA movement continue to spew against their fellow Americans when it suits them to do so.


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