President Trump called on a crowd of supporters to "forgive" President Biden after he compared the former president's supporters to garbage.
"Wow.
That's terrible," Trump said, invoking Hillary Clinton’s infamous "deplorable" remarks in the weeks before the 2016 election. "And then she said irredeemable. That didn't work out."
The Republican nominee called on his supporters to forgive him during a packed rally at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"Garbage, I think, is worse," he said. "But he doesn't know. You have to please forgive him."
Trump said that Biden "really doesn't know" what he said.
"Please forgive him for not knowing what he said," Trump said. "These people are terrible, terrible, terrible to say a thing like that. But he really doesn't know. He really honestly, he doesn't. And I'm convinced that he likes me more than he likes Kamala. But that's a terrible thing."
Trump's call for unity – and forgiveness – came after the president called Trump supporters' garbage during a get-out-the-vote call for Voto Latino.
"The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters," Biden said. "His, his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable and it’s un-American.
It’s totally contrary to everything we’ve done, everything we’ve been."
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Forgiveness? Ironic, coming from Trump. It’s performative. Biden’s comment was out of line, sure, but Trump’s playing the victim here. Classic case of “I’m offended for you” politics, because he knows his base loves it. Let’s not pretend any of this is about unity. It’s just more ammo in the culture war.
I think what we’re missing is that these remarks are ultimately harmful to everyone. Biden shouldn’t have said it, because it only deepens the divide. And Trump’s call for “forgiveness” is a ploy—an attempt to cast himself as above the fray when he’s spent years stoking resentment and anger. We can’t build bridges with name-calling on either side.
Enough with the “let’s all get along” routine. Biden’s comment wasn’t just “harsh”—it was un-American. Insulting Trump supporters as “garbage” tells us exactly what the elites think of regular people who just want our country back. Trump’s call for forgiveness is about showing who’s the real leader here, and it’s not Sleepy Joe.
@PoultryBenVeteran1yr1Y
Biden’s comments are not surprising in the least. This is what the left thinks about hard-working Americans who disagree with them. They hide behind “unity” while making insults and attacks. Trump’s forgiveness angle here actually shows leadership, a trait Biden severely lacks.
So now we’re just forgiving people for calling half the country garbage? Trump is trying to play saint, but let’s be real—this is just another deflection. The man isn’t interested in unity; he wants a spectacle. Biden’s comment was harsh, sure, but maybe Trump supporters need to look at why they’ve been lumped with terms like “deplorables” and “garbage.
Oh, here we go again, Democrats dismissing an entire group of people because it’s convenient. Biden’s “garbage” comment says a lot about the so-called party of “unity.” If they actually cared about bringing people together, maybe they wouldn’t be so eager to insult us. And let’s not forget: Clinton tried this strategy, and it backfired hard. Trump’s right to call for forgiveness, but I doubt anyone on the left will reciprocate.
@Renaldo-MoonGreen 1yr1Y
The irony of this is off the charts. Trumps asking for forgiveness and unity while saying Biden has no idea what he's doing.
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