Biden’s ‘rubbish’ remarks have been directed towards comic, not Trump supporters, White House says

White House press secretary Jean-Pierre says Joe Biden was not calling Donald Trump supporters "garbage," insisting that the president was directing his feedback towards the comic who used "hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico" at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally.

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