JD Vance calls out Harris donor who doubled down on Biden's 'garbage' comment

Former President Trump's moving mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, called retired really 1 of Kamala Harris' "biggest donors is doubling down connected calling half nan state 'garbage.'"

Vinod Khosla, co-founder of nan elephantine tech institution Sun Microsystems, wrote connected X "Garbage is an understatement for MAGA extremists." He responded to a communicative by nan Associated Press titled, "Biden suggests Trump supporters are ‘garbage’ aft comic’s reproach of Puerto Rico."

"Will Kamala and her run return his contributions?" Vance wrote Wednesday. "Or will they proceed to reproach half of nan state for nan misdeed of reasoning Kamala Harris isn't bully astatine her job?"

Khosla is simply a billionaire and Democratic megadonor. In June, he gave $413,000 to nan Harris Action Fund, a governmental action committee that supports nan vice president. He antecedently donated $100,000 to nan PAC successful June 2023 and made 2 abstracted $3,300 donations to nan Biden for President campaign, which Harris took complete aft President Biden withdrew from nan election. 

KAMALA HARRIS SILENT AFTER BIDEN'S ‘GARBAGE’ COMMENT ABOUT TRUMP SUPPORTERS

Vinod Khosla, laminitis and partner of Khosla Ventures, during TechCrunch Disrupt successful San Francisco, California, US, connected Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. TechCrunch Disrupt is simply a 3-day convention focused connected breaking exertion news and developments pinch thought leaders who are making waves successful nan industry. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The Harris run did not instantly respond to a petition for comment. 

Harris addressed Biden's arguable remark Wednesday, telling reporters that nan president "clarified his comments." 

"I powerfully disagree pinch immoderate disapproval of group based connected who they ballot for," she said, adding that Biden called her nan nighttime earlier but his remarks didn't travel up.  

Biden sparked contention during a Zoom telephone connected Tuesday pinch Voto Latino, 1 of nan largest Latino elector and civic outreach organizations successful nan U.S. On nan call, Biden was asked astir a remark made Sunday during a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden successful which comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a "floating land of garbage."

BIDEN CALLS TRUMP SUPPORTERS 'GARBAGE' DURING HARRIS CAMPAIGN EVENT AS VP PROMISES UNITY AT ELLIPSE RALLY

GOP campaigner for vice president Sen. JD Vance demanded that nan Harris run return donations from Khosla aft nan billionaire called "MAGA extremists" "garbage."  (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

"The only garbage I spot floating retired location is his supporters," Biden said.

Amid backlash, Biden claimed he was referring to only Hinchcliffe, and nan White House released a transcript of nan telephone that said "supporter's," successful nan possessive.

TRUMP HAS ANOTHER RESPONSE TO BIDEN'S 'GARBAGE' COMMENT ABOUT GOP SUPPORTERS

Khosla has donated much than $400,000 to PACs supporting nan Harris campaign.  (Vaughn Ridley/Sportsfile for Collision via Getty Images)

"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. 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," Biden posted connected X. 

Though Harris has not commented connected Biden's remark, her moving mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, discussed it connected "Good Morning America" connected Wednesday. 

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"The president's clarified his remarks, but let's beryllium very clear. The vice president and I person made it perfectly clear that we want everyone arsenic a portion of this. Donald Trump's divisive rhetoric is what needs to end. He called this a garbage state and continues connected from ‘the force within.’ What you heard Vice President Harris opportunity and what I opportunity is, there's a spot for each of america here, and I deliberation that's nan one. She's moving for president. She's making nan connection and she delivered that reside connected nan Ellipse that showed what we tin beryllium arsenic a country," said Walz. 

"So, I deliberation America knows nan guidance we're going. She's laid retired a caller measurement forward, and that's what we're going to do for nan adjacent six days and past nan adjacent 8 years aft that."

Fox News Digital's Scott McDonald contributed to this report.