Biden says he wants to take pro-Trump comedian who made Puerto Rico joke 'for a swim'

President Biden says he wants to return pro-Trump comedian Tony Hinchliffe 'for a swim' pursuing nan comic’s arguable remarks astatine Sunday’s Trump run rally astatine Madison Square Garden. 

Biden made nan off-the-cuff remark astatine Baltimore’s harbor in Maryland connected Tuesday while promoting nan effects of ample spending bills nether his administration.

"I’m proud to denote much than $3 cardinal successful backing from my Inflation Reduction Act to thief cleanable up and modernize ports successful 27 different states and territories from Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and beyond — including, yes, Puerto Rico," Biden said to nan applauding crowd earlier making nan throwaway comment. 

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President Biden says he wants to return pro-Trump comedian Tony Hinchliffe "for a swim" pursuing nan comic’s arguable remarks astatine Sunday’s Trump run rally astatine Madison Square Garden. Biden is pictured delivering remarks connected his nan effects of ample spending bills nether his administration. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

"I’d for illustration to return that feline for a aquatics retired there, anyway," Biden added, referring to Hinchliffe, arsenic nan assemblage chuckled. 

"Steny’s looking astatine me, ‘Don’t get going Joe, don’t get going Joe, slow up,’" Biden said, referring to Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md, earlier getting backmost to his speech. 

Biden did not elaborate astir what he mightiness do connected nan swim. After a wry grin and little pause, Biden sewage backmost connected book and continued his speech. 

Biden’s taunt astatine Hinchliffe mirrored nan 46th president’s jabs astatine former President Trump successful 2016 erstwhile Biden said, "I wish we were successful precocious schoolhouse — I could return him down nan gym."

Hinchiffe made jokes at Sunday’s monolithic rally mocking different taste groups, pinch 1 joke referring to Puerto Rico arsenic a "floating land of garbage successful nan mediate of nan ocean." 

The contention has swirled for days pinch Democrats pouncing connected nan joke targeting Puerto Rico voters to get retired and ballot for Vice President Harris. The Trump run quickly distanced itself from nan joke aft it was made. 

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe speaks during a rally for Republican statesmanlike nominee and erstwhile President Trump astatine Madison Square Garden, successful New York, connected Oct. 27, 2024.  (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)

Biden’s remarks astir Hinchliffe came hours earlier he appeared to disparage Trump supporters during a virtual Harris run telephone pinch Voto Latino, a non-profit group which encourages young Hispanic and Latino voters to registry to ballot and go much politically involved.

"The only garbage I spot floating retired location is his supporters," Biden said. "His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable and it is un-American."

The remark quickly went viral and sparked swift condemnation from critics. 

"This is disgusting," Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance reacted. "Kamala Harris and her leader Joe Biden are attacking half of nan country. There's nary excuse for this. I dream [Americans] cull it."

The White House tried to cleanable up nan remark by sending retired a transcript adding an apostrophe to bespeak Biden was only speaking astir 1 supporter, not all: "The only garbage I spot floating retired location is his supporter’s -- his -- his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it's un-American."

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President Biden besides referred to Trump supporters arsenic "garbage" during a virtual Harris run call. (CNN)

Biden attempted to explain his comments connected societal media arsenic only directed astatine 1 supporter.

"Earlier coming I referred to nan hateful rhetoric astir Puerto Rico spewed by Trump's protagonist astatine his Madison Square Garden rally arsenic garbage—which is nan only connection I tin deliberation of to picture it," Biden wrote connected X. "His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That's each I meant to say. The comments astatine that rally don't bespeak who we are arsenic a nation."

Trump himself reacted to nan "terrible" remark while speaking astatine a rally successful Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

"Remember Hillary? She said ‘deplorable' and past said ‘irredeemable,’ right? But she said ‘deplorable.' That didn't activity out. ‘Garbage’ I deliberation is worse," Trump said to his supporters. "But he doesn't cognize — you person to please forgive him. Please forgive him. For he not knoweth what he said."  

"And I'm convinced he likes maine much than he likes Kamala," Trump quipped. 

Fox News’ Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.