Biden's past comments about MAGA Republicans come back to haunt him as White House spins 'garbage' remarks

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As White House property secretary Karine Jean-Pierre attempted to rotation President Biden's remark calling Trump supporters "garbage," saying nan "president for all" would ne'er speak severely astir group that support Trump, Biden's erstwhile comments astir MAGA Republicans are coming backmost to haunt him.

During a property briefing connected Wednesday, Jean-Pierre insisted that Biden was not calling Trump supporters garbage, but alternatively was calling comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s joke astir Puerto Rico "garbage."

"He does not position Trump supporters aliases anybody who supports Trump arsenic garbage. That is not what he views," nan property caput said of Biden. 

"He has said aggregate times that he is simply a president for all. It doesn't matter if you unrecorded successful a reddish state, it doesn't matter if you unrecorded successful a bluish state. He has said it himself. I person said it connected his behalf. He believes that he's a president for all. And it doesn't matter who you voted for, doesn't matter if you voted for him aliases not. He's a president for all. But hateful rhetoric, hateful rhetoric that he hears. And this is thing that we've done galore times from here. We will telephone that out. We will telephone that out."

WHITE HOUSE SEEKS TO PLAY CLEAN UP AFTER BIDEN CALLS TRUMP SUPPORTERS ‘GARBAGE’

White House property caput Karine Jean-Pierre speaks to reporters

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Biden would ne'er speak severely astir group that support Donald Trump. (TIERNEY CROSS/AFP via Getty Images)

During a virtual telephone pinch Voto Latino, Biden was asked astir Trump's rally successful Madison Square Garden, which made headlines aft Hinchcliffe told a joke, referring to Puerto Rico arsenic a "floating land of garbage."

He responded by saying, "Donald Trump has nary character. He doesn't springiness a damn astir nan Latino community. He's a grounded businessman. He only cares astir nan billionaire friends that he has and accumulating wealthiness for those astatine nan top. He says immigrants are poisoning nan humor of our state – springiness maine a break. He wants to do distant pinch nan birthright citizenship. Who nan hellhole has said that successful nan past 100 years? And conscionable nan different day, a speaker astatine his rally called Puerto Rico a ‘floating land of garbage.' Well, fto maine show you something. I don't -- I -- I don't cognize nan Puerto Rican that -- that I cognize -- aliases a Puerto Rico, wherever I'm fr- -- successful my location authorities of Delaware, they're good, decent, honorable people. The only garbage I spot floating retired location is his supporters -- his -- his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it's un-American.  It's wholly contrary to everything we've done, everything we've been."

Now nan White House is insisting that Biden would not speak severely astir group that support Trump, but his past comments astir MAGA Republicans look to opportunity otherwise.

Sept. 5, 2022 – Laborfest, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

On Sept. 5, 2022, Biden gave a Labor Day reside to workers successful Milwaukee, wherever he went aft MAGA Republicans and Trump supporters.

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"Look, utmost MAGA Republicans don’t conscionable frighten our individual authorities and our economical security, they clasp governmental violence," Biden said earlier attempting to clear up that he was only talking astir MAGA Republicans and not each Republicans. "The meaning of populist is you judge nan will of nan group erstwhile votes are honestly counted. These guys don’t do it."

He continued, referring to nan Jan. 6, 2021 riot astatine nan U.S. Capitol building successful Washington, D.C., and saying MAGA Republicans successful Congress proceed to take sides nan "mob" that stormed nan building that day.

"This was an onslaught connected American democracy," he said. "We person to beryllium stronger and much wished and much committed to redeeming American populist than nan MAGA Republicans and that guy… who are destroying democracy, because populist is astatine stake."

Sept. 9, 2022 – Democratic National Committee, Forest Heights, Maryland

While speaking astatine nan Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center successful Forest Heights, Maryland, connected Sept. 9, 2022, Biden sharpened his attacks against Trump and MAGA Republicans for posing a threat to democracy.

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"Extreme MAGA Republicans conscionable don’t frighten our individual and economical rights; they clasp governmental violence," nan president said. "Think astir it. They garbage to judge nan will of nan people. They frighten our very democracy. They – and that’s not hyperbole – to this day, they take sides nan mob that stormed nan Capitol connected Jan. 6."

Oct. 23, 2022 – Interview pinch MSNBC 

During an question and reply connected Oct. 23, 2022, pinch MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart, Biden called retired "mega MAGA" Republicans who "think it’s alright to frighten violence."

"I deliberation we’re astatine 1 of those inflection points successful history, wherever we’ve reached a constituent wherever location has been specified a section that you person what I telephone nan mega MAGA republicans, who deliberation that it’s each correct to frighten violence… deliberation that’s not inappropriate, talk astir really they are concerned astir information but yet you saw what happened connected Jan. 6, nan full world saw it."

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He said nan state had a leader who concluded nan truth didn’t matter, past utilized nan aged modern type of "the aged racist benignant of baiting," seen 40 to 50 years ago, that Biden said, did not return it seriously.

Sept. 28, 2023 – Campaign Reception successful Tempe, Arizona

Biden attended a run reception successful Tempe, Arizona connected Sept. 28, 2023, wherever again, he singled retired MAGA supporters and accused them of posing a threat to democracy.

"Their utmost agenda, if carried out, would fundamentally change nan institutions of American populist arsenic we cognize it," Biden said of MAGA republicans. "My friends, they're not hiding their attacks; they're openly promoting them. Attacking nan free property arsenic nan force of nan people. Attacking nan norm of rule arsenic an impediment. Fomenting elector suppression and predetermination subversion.

"This MAGA threat is simply a threat to nan ceramic and mortar of our antiauthoritarian institutions," he later told attendees. "It's besides a threat to nan characteristic of our federation that gives our Constitution life, that binds america together arsenic Americans, a communal cause. None of this is surprising, though. They've tried to govern that measurement before. Thank God they failed. But they haven't fixed up."

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When asked astir nan contradictions betwixt Jean-Pierre’s statements connected Wednesday and remarks made by Biden successful nan past against MAGA Republicans, nan White House referred Fox News Digital to a reside fixed by nan president connected Sept. 1, 2022.

"Donald Trump and nan MAGA Republicans correspond an extremism that threatens nan very foundations of our republic," Biden said astatine nan time.

"Now, I want to beryllium very clear…very clear up front: Not each Republican, not moreover nan mostly of Republicans, are MAGA Republicans. Not each Republican embraces their utmost ideology.I cognize because I’ve been capable to activity pinch these mainstream Republicans," nan president continued. "But location is nary mobility that nan Republican Party coming is dominated, driven, and intimidated by Donald Trump and nan MAGA Republicans, and that is simply a threat to this country."

Greg Wehner is simply a breaking news newsman for Fox News Digital.

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