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President Donald Trump arrived at his Green Bay, Wisconsin, rally on Wednesday night in a garbage truck and wearing an orange safety vest.
The publicity stunt came less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden referred to Trump’s supporters as “garbage.”
“I have to begin by saying 250 million Americans are not garbage,” Trump said during his speech, to the delight of the crowd.
“This week, Kamala has been comparing her political opponents to the most evil mass murderers in history, and now, speaking on a call for her campaign last night, crooked Joe Biden finally said what he and Kamala really think of our supporters. He called them ‘garbage,’” he added.
Biden’s statement came in response to controversy over a comedian’s joke about Puerto Rico during Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday. The joke compared Puerto Rico with garbage floating in the ocean.
During Tuesday’s remarks to reporters, Biden said, “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters.”
Trump first addressed the comment during his Pennsylvania rally on Tuesday.
“Remember Hillary, she said deplorable, and then she said irredeemable,” he said.
On Wednesday, Trump took questions from reporters at the window of the garbage truck before entering the rally. One question asked about his thoughts on Puerto Ricans.
“I love Puerto Rico. And Puerto Rico loves me. I don’t know anything about a comedian,” Trump said. “Nobody has done more for Puerto Rico than me. Nobody gets along better with Puerto Rico. They love me and I love them.”
Karoline Leavitt, Trump campaign National Press Secretary, also responded to Biden’s “garbage” comment in a statement.
“President Trump is backed by Latinos, Black voters, union workers, angel moms, law enforcement officers, border patrol agents, and Americans of all faiths — and Harris, Walz, and Biden have labeled these great Americans as fascists, Nazis, and now, garbage,” she wrote.
“There’s no way to spin it: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris don’t just hate President Trump, they despise the tens of millions of Americans who support him. Kamala does not deserve four more years. President Trump will be a president for ALL Americans,” she continued.
