Trump Trolls Biden, Campaigns in Garbage Truck Amid 'Garbage' Controversy

Former President Donald Trump seized on a recent Democratic controversy during a campaign stop in Wisconsin on Wednesday.
Arriving to meet reporters in a “campaign-themed garbage truck,” Trump fielded questions in Green Bay, Wisconsin, wearing a vest similar to those typically used by waste management workers.
“How do you like my garbage truck?” Trump joked with reporters in a now-viral clip. “This truck is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden.”
"How do you like my garbage truck? This truck is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden."
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 30, 2024
Lmfao.pic.twitter.com/C7okhY31bg
This spectacle is likely a response to a comment President Joe Biden made on Tuesday.
During a Zoom event with Voto Latino, Biden had referenced a joke by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, told during Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday.
Hinchcliffe, a well-known roast comic, ended his joke with a line describing Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.”
Reacting to the joke, Biden remarked, “The only garbage I see floating out there is [Trump’s] supporters.”
The comment rapidly gained attention and sparked strong backlash.
Biden later attempted to clarify his words on social media, calling Hinchcliffe’s joke “hateful rhetoric.”
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, 2024
Trump first heard about Biden’s remark during a rally on Tuesday, where his supporters witnessed his real-time reaction.
Comparing the comment to Hillary Clinton’s notorious “basket of deplorables” statement about Trump supporters, Trump quipped, “That didn’t work out. Garbage, I think, is worse, right?”