CBS host says Trump doesn't give Biden 'mercy' because he called his supporters 'trash'

CBS News anchor Norah O'Donnell said former President Trump offered President Biden “no mercy” over his remark disparaging Trump supporters after the GOP candidate showed up to a campaign rally in a garbage truck on Wednesday.

“Former President Donald Trump was in North Carolina earlier, and he's in Wisconsin tonight. He just recently landed in Green Bay and then pulled this campaign stunt by speaking to reporters from a garbage truck, proof that he and his “supporters are giving no mercy for a faux pas by President Biden, who “Accidentally called Trump supporters trash in his statement,” O'Donnell said in the opening segment of “CBS Evening News.”

Biden sparked backlash Tuesday night after he appeared to call former President Trump's supporters “trash” during a virtual Harris campaign call with Voto Latino. He took a swipe at former President Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden, which made headlines after an insult Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe cracked jokes They mocked various ethnic groups, with one joke calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of trash.”

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Republican presidential candidate former President Trump speaks to reporters while sitting in a garbage truck on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

“The only trash I see floating out there is his supporters,” Biden said on the call. “His – his – his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable and un-American.”

While Democrats in the media rushed to defend, dismiss or downplay the comment, Republicans have embraced it as a new line of attack against the Harris campaign, less than a week before the closely contested election.

On Wednesday, Trump rolled into the battleground state of Wisconsin in a garbage truck to answer questions from reporters. He was wearing an orange high-visibility vest with the words “Trump Make America Great Again 2024” written on the vehicle.

“How do you like my garbage truck?” he asked reporters. “This truck is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden.”

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Former President Trump speaks to reporters while sitting in a garbage truck on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Biden's “garbage” comment quickly went viral and sparked swift condemnation from critics, but many journalists and news organizations rushed to clean up his mess. The White House, in a transcript of the speech, added an apostrophe to Biden's remarks, making it appear as if he had said: “The only garbage I see floating out there is that of his supporters – his – his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable.” , and that is incomprehensible.” -American.” Biden himself claimed he was specifically referring to the comedian at a Trump rally whose shot at Puerto Rico went viral over the weekend.

The Trump campaign quickly distanced itself from the joke after it was made. Trump told “Hannity” that he didn't know the comedian and that his joke had not been pre-vetted by the campaign.

Still, Democrats and media pundits have pounced on the soundbite, using it to attack the Trump campaign for the “racist comment” and encourage Puerto Rican voters to support Harris.

President Biden called Trump supporters “trash” during a virtual Harris campaign call. (screenshot)

On her show on Monday, O'Donnell described the comment as “disgusting” before telling viewers: “Puerto Rico is an American island. Let me say that again. Puerto Ricans are American citizens…” She also showed interviews from Puerto Rican voters who said they believed the joke reflected how Trump felt about them.

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Biden said he wanted to “swim” with Hinchcliffe when asked about the comedian's controversial comments earlier this week, but did not elaborate on what he meant by that.