The hosts of ABC’s “The View” responded on Wednesday to President Joe Biden’s comment — referring to former President Donald Trump’s supporters as “garbage” — by suggesting that the real problem was the Trump supporters who dared to object to the comparison. Whoopi Goldberg kicked off the conversation, arguing at first that the reaction to Biden’s remarks — made during a CNN appearance that aired in direct competition with Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign “closing argument” speech — amounted to an overblown “pearl clutch” from the political right. WATCH: BIDEN’S ‘GARBAGE’ COMMENT SPARKS GOP BACKLASH: As Pres. Biden attempts to walk back a comment he made, #TheView co-hosts question how it will impact the Harris-Walz ticket. pic.twitter.com/6X3VMi4weZ — The View (@TheView) October 30, 2024 “President Biden got a lot of blowback over these particular comments about you-know-who,” Goldberg began. “The president — current president — said something and then everybody lost their minds.” Goldberg played the clip of Biden then, clearly referring to Trump’s supporters as “garbage,” and then pivoted to explain that, since Biden was quick to “clarify” what he’d actually meant, the reaction from those who’d been labeled “garbage” by the sitting President of the United States was excessive. MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ Biden explained that he’d been referring to the rhetoric rather than the people, Goldberg said, “but that didn’t stop our MAGA friends from seizing upon it. PEARL CLUTCH!” Goldberg then suggested that Trump supporters — who were literally quoting Biden’s exact words — were the ones attempting to “spin” his comments. Cohost Joy Behar weighed in a bit later, complaining that Republicans — after months of saying that Biden was cognitively impaired — suddenly wanted to take him at his word. Alyssa Farah Griffin, a self-described Republican who has spent most of her time on “The View” attacking Trump, said that regardless of interpretation, the optics were bad — and Biden’s comment had “stepped on” Harris’ major speech, the one that was designed to tie a bow on her presidential campaign. She then quickly backtracked to complain of an unfair double standard, saying that Trump’s supporters said nothing when Trump insulted people but then got offended when Biden insulted them. “Deplorables did matter. That comment from Hillary Clinton did matter,” Griffin explained. “It turned out she was right,” Goldberg interrupted, prompting a few laughs.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed President Joe Biden this week after Biden called tens of millions of Americans “garbage,” saying that Biden’s remark was indicative of what many top elected Democrats believe. Cruz made the remarks during his “Verdict” podcast with co-host Ben Ferguson while talking about Biden’s comment during a campaign call on Tuesday evening. “It really is a viciousness, and I want you to hear that quote again,” Cruz said. “‘The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,’ and that’s clearly what he says.” Cruz noted that the White House was “desperately trying” to erase the words out of Biden’s mouth by claiming that he didn’t really say that and that he was talking about an insult comedian who performed at a Trump rally over the weekend. “This is deplorables all over again,” Cruz said of an inflammatory insult that Hillary Clinton made against Republicans in 2016. “You remember Barack Obama saying that Americans are bitter and angry and clinging to their God and their guns,” Cruz continued. “I mean, this is what they think. It’s what Obama thinks, it’s what Hillary thinks, it’s what Joe Biden thinks. It’s definitely what Kamala thinks.” MATT WALSH’S ‘AM I RACIST?’ NOW STREAMING ON DAILYWIRE+ He said that Democrats view voters as “deplorable” if they have a problem with higher prices and rising crime rates throughout the country. Cruz said the Democrats’ strategy was to call Trump “Hitler” during the final weeks of the election, but they did not anticipate the sitting president calling tens of millions of Americans “garbage.” “I don’t think this was planned,” he said. “It’s one thing to try to demonize Donald Trump. It’s another thing and a much stupider thing, to try to demonize America, to try to demonize half the voters in America. Now, they believe it. They believe that we’re garbage. They believe we’re deplorables. But they try to suppress that instinct, because they recognize that some of their voters, some of the voters they’re trying to presumably earn their votes. And you know, it’s typically a bad strategy in campaigning to say, ‘hey, you piece of garbage, vote for me.’” Joe Biden called half of Americans “garbage.” This is Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” all over again. This is what Democrats think. They look down on Americans. The arrogance is staggering.https://t.co/YYUSnnQU74 pic.twitter.com/smM1pP5ppF — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) October 30, 2024

Shaun White and long-time girlfriend Nina Dobrev are engaged. The Olympic gold medalist wanted to surprise Nina, which proved tougher than he thought. Vogue reported Shaun finding the perfect moment to pop the question took a lot of planning. In the days leading up to his proposal, Shaun White said Nina Dobrev wasn’t feeling well and didn’t want to leave the house ahead of a planned trip to Africa. Shaun knew he had to think fast, so he devised an elaborate scheme. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nina Dobrev (@nina) Shaun White Had His Publicist Create A Fake Invitation That Nina Dobrev Couldn’t Refuse His rouse worked, and Nina fell for the faux invitation to an intimate CFDA/Vogue dinner with Anna Wintour at the Gold Swan in New York City. Nina told Vogue, “He made the invite look so legitimate.” Shaun arranged for a session with stylist Kate Young, whom Nina believed came courtesy of Vogue. When she walked into the private room at the Gold Swan decked out in Chanel, she was in for the shock of her life. When she opened the door, she saw Shaun and a photographer, and she knew. “I went into shock. I just froze and stared at him,” she told Vogue.Then she said, “No.” And then: “No, no, no!“ Nina Dobrev and Shaun White didn’t let on they were engaged for a few days. But they had to tell the world their good news and shared engagement photos and a shot of Nina’s 5-carat rock on Instagram. Nina captioned her post, “RIP boyfriend, hello fiancé.” A fan wrote, “Omg yessss I feel like I’ve been waiting for this forever congrats!!!” This person agreed, “Eeeee let’s go!!! love you guys !!!!” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shaun White (@shaunwhite) Shaun also shared an announcement on Instagram captioned, “She said YES.” A fan teased, “And we all said “FINALLY!” Friend Wilmer Valderrama shared, “Congratulations to two beautiful humans!!!! Love you both.” Nina Dobrev will make a beautiful bride, and we can’t wait to see Mrs. Shaun White on her wedding day. This story’s featured image is by Featureflash Photo Agency via Shutterstock. The post Shaun White & Nina Dobrev Are Engaged & Her Ring Is JAW-DROPPING appeared first on InspireMore.

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