It’s totally contrary to everything we’ve done.”The White House quickly insisted that Biden was not calling Trump's supporters "garbage."
Biden's comments offered a welcome distraction for Trump, who had been facing heavy criticism for the Garden event, which was packed with a series of crude and racist comments.
A Trump campaign official said they were planning to aggressively use the Biden remark to hit Democrats.
The Biden comments also threatened to cloud out a Harris' rally Tuesday night at which she offered her closing argument.
On Wednesday, Harris was forced to distance herself from Biden's comments.
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