Could Joe Biden’s Comments Hurt Kamala Harris’ Campaign?

We will soon find out.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readOct 30, 2024
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I’m certain I’m not the only one who is entirely ready for this election to be over with. It’s just exhausting, and I just want to know the result. The tension is just so palpable and of course, candidates are making headlines. We all know about the now infamous rally at Madison Square Garden with Donald Trump, but none other than President Joe Biden himself has been in the headlines as well.

Will Weissert with The Associated Press writes:

“President Joe Biden took a swipe against Donald Trump’s supporters as he reacted to the Republican presidential nominee’s weekend rally at Madison Square Garden, which was overshadowed by crude and racist rhetoric.

In a call organized by the Hispanic advocacy group Voto Latino, Biden on Tuesday responded to a comic at Trump’s rally who called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.” Biden’s initial comments were garbled.

“Just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a floating island of garbage. Well, let me tell you something, I don’t, I don’t know the Puerto Rican that I know, the Puerto Rico where I’m fr — in my home state of Delaware. They’re good, decent honorable people,” he said.

The president then added: “The only…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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