AP News: White House Changed Transcript of Biden's 'Garbage' Comment

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Facts

  • A report from The Associated Press (AP) has claimed that an official transcript of a call by Pres. Joe Biden earlier this week had been altered by the White House press team without the consent of the administration's Stenography Office.[1][2]
  • Biden had stated on a call that 'the only garbage' he saw was Donald Trump's supporter's/supporters, with the White House claiming the president referred only to Tony Hinchcliffe, a comedian who described Puerto Rico as an 'island of garbage' at a Trump rally, rather than all supporters of the Republican candidate.[3]
  • The comment had been clarified by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who described Biden as a 'president for all,' while an official transcript of Pres. Biden's video call used 'supporter's' instead of 'supporters.'[4][5]
  • However, AP News has alleged that, following the White House Press Office 'conferr[ing] with the president,' the transcript was adapted and published from 'supporters' to 'supporter's' without permission.[6][7]
  • The report, which cites two government officials and an internal email, claims a White House supervisor criticized the Press Office's alleged decision to edit the transcript as a 'breach of protocol and spoliation of transcript integrity,' saying the Press Office could choose to withhold transcripts but was not allowed to edit them.[2]
  • Speaking from a garbage truck on Wednesday, Trump described the comment as a 'disgrace,' while Democratic candidate Vice Pres. Kamala Harris has stated that she 'strongly disagree[s] with any criticism of people based on who they vote for.'[3]

Sources: [1]Newsweek, [2]Associated Press, [3]verity.news, [4]whitehouse.gov (a), [5]whitehouse.gov (b), [6]FOX News and [7]USA Today.

Narratives

  • Republican narrative, as provided by The Gateway Pundit. The White House's attempts to brush Biden's unpatriotic and divisive comments under the rug may very well be a federal crime and must be immediately investigated. While House Republicans are already leading the charge to conclude whether the Biden admin. has violated the Presidential Records Act, Americans must take matters into their own hands and make sure the corrupt and dishonest Democrats are no longer in office.
  • Democratic narrative, as provided by MSNBC and Intelligencer. In peak hypocrisy, Republicans who adamantly defended Hinchcliffe's distasteful Puerto Rico comments are the first to jump on and twist Biden's words. While the president's remarks may well have been clumsy, they are nothing compared to the dangerous rhetoric Trump and his MAGA movement continue to spew against their fellow Americans when it suits them.