Vulnerable Democrat Senate candidates are scrambling away from President Joe Biden as his “garbage” smear on Trump supporters endangers candidates’ viability, while others refuse to say whether or not they actually think former President Donald Trump’s supporters are “garbage.” Arizona Democrat Senate nominee Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) entirely dodged Breitbart News’s comment request in response to whether or not he thinks Trump supporters are garbage.
“I am running to represent all Arizonans, regardless of who they vote for,” he said. Breitbart News followed up, again asking if he views Trump voters as garbage and for his response to Biden’s extremely divisive comment, as well as his take on Vice President Kamala Harris’s reaction to it. Gallego did not respond to the following questions hours after they were asked.
6 Days to Go: Biden Destroys Kamala's Campaign Reset; Guest Matt Boyle Biden disparaged Trump supporters during a video call with Voto Latino on Tuesday. “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,” Biden said. The clip went viral on social media and upstaged Vice President Kamala Harris’s closing argument speech at the Ellipse in Washington, DC.
Gallego’s opponent, Republcian Kari Lake, slammed him and brought receipts from when he called Trump supporters “the worst people in the world” in 2016. “People who hate us don’t deserve the privilege of representing us,” Lake wrote in a post on X. “I don’t hat.