So, Donald Trump dressed up as a garbage man yesterday.
Yes, you read that correctly. He literally put a Trump logo, a Make America Great Again flag, and the AMERICAN FLAG on a garbage truck and rode around in circles on a tarmac.
After posing for his photo op, he struggled to get back into the truck.
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He did finally get back into the truck.
He took press questions from the passenger seat, saying, "This truck is in honor of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden."
Twitter: @MaryLTrump
And of course, he repeated his favorite phrase: "We're a nation in decline."
CNN / Twitter: @atrupar
You might be asking yourself, "Why would Trump do this?" Well, during a video call with VoteLatino.org, President Biden seemingly called Trump supporters "garbage" in response to a comedian referring to Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage" at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally. "The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters," Biden said.
After the clip went viral, Biden took to Twitter to clarify his comments, saying he meant to say the "demonization of Latinos" and other "hateful rhetoric" was garbage, not Trump supporters, but the damage was done.
Earlier today I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump's supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage—which is the only word I can think of to describe it. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That's all I meant to say. The…
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 30, 2024Twitter: @JoeBiden
Naturally, there have been many online reactions to the whole thing: "Quite possibly the greatest self-own in the history of American politics," one user wrote.
Twitter: @SundaeDivine
"i recommend not wearing vests in the same color as your face"
President Donald J. Trump via TikTok Live / Twitter: @dieworkwear
"Is Donald Trump the first candidate ever to have not one but TWO Dukakis Moments?"
CNN / Evan Vucci / AP Newsroom Twitter: @IanSams
"Hangin out the passenger side of his best friend’s ride trying to holla at me"
Chip Somodelvilla / Getty Images Twitter: @BrentTerhune
To put it all in context, here is a video compilation of Donald Trump calling Americans who don't support him, you guessed it, "garbage."
Twitter: @ProjectLincoln
So, yeah. Everyone please make a plan to vote.
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