Democrats and their media cheerleaders have been in full meltdown mode, all because of a joke at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally. The punchline? The media’s manufactured outrage reached peak ridiculousness as they breathlessly shrieked “Racist!” and trotted out tired comparisons to a Nazi rally held at a completely different venue back in 1939. It was a desperate grasp, but when it comes to throwing shade at Trump, they don’t need much to get worked up. With the momentum clearly favoring Trump, they’re flailing to stir up something—anything—to help Kamala Harris gain traction.
Kamala, meanwhile, took her own stab at rallying support with a big speech in D.C., but let’s be real: it wasn’t much of a rally. Her “final pitch” turned out to be yet another “Orange Man Bad” routine, focusing more on Trump than on what she’d do for the country. Notably, her chosen venue said it all. Instead of speaking to real, swing-state Americans, she was nestled comfortably in the heart of D.C., the most liberal stronghold in the nation, practically surrounded by federal employees. While Trump made his rounds in Democrat-heavy areas, taking his message directly to the people, Kamala played it safe, sticking to her base, where she could preach to the choir without gaining a single new vote.
But Harris’s moment got completely hijacked when Joe Biden decided to take the mic—figuratively—and call Trump supporters “garbage.” Right as Harris was making her big stand, Biden’s verbal blunder took over the news cycle. If Biden had wanted to sabotage her, he couldn’t have timed it better. And two data points quickly highlighted just how poorly this whole episode played out.
First, Fox News conducted a focus group with a dial test, including Democrats, Republicans, and independents. The results were brutal. Independent voters—represented by the yellow line—pretty much aligned with Republicans throughout Biden’s comment and took a nose dive when he hit them with the “garbage” insult. Biden might’ve been aiming at a comedian’s joke, but to independents, it sure sounded like he was trashing half the country.
The White House must have realized they’d stepped in it, given their scramble to release multiple transcripts trying to clarify that Biden was talking about the comedian, not Trump supporters. But let’s be honest: no one was buying it.
Then, as PJ Media’s Matt Margolis noted, Google Trends numbers made the situation even clearer. While Democrats and the media tried to pump up interest in the comedian’s joke, Google data showed that people cared way more about Biden’s own “garbage” comment. Search trends comparing “Puerto Rico garbage” to “Biden Trump supporters garbage” showed Biden’s blunder eclipsing the comic’s punchline by miles. It even took over X (formerly Twitter), hitting over a million mentions—blowing Kamala’s “Defends Democracy” hashtag out of the water with a pretty embarrassing showing in comparison.
Joe Biden really screwed over Kamala Harris… again. pic.twitter.com/J1kfaDAGHP
— Matt Margolis (@mattmargolis) October 31, 2024
As if the Democrats needed more headaches, Trump seized the moment with his now-famous garbage truck stunt, trolling the left with his signature mix of humor and showmanship. Social media went wild, and even CNN had to cut away from their Kamala coverage to keep up with Trump’s trolling. The media may despise him, but they just can’t quit covering him. Once again, Trump took their talking points, flipped them on their heads, and turned Biden’s own gaffe into yet another viral moment showing how Democrats casually demonize millions of Americans.
Joe Biden calls millions of Americans “garbage.” The next day Trump gets picked up in Green Bay, Wisconsin by a garbage truck.
He’s playing chess. They’re playing checkers. pic.twitter.com/sx1NETUIqG
— Alana Mastrangelo (@ARmastrangelo) October 30, 2024
So now, Kamala’s “final pitch” is barely an afterthought, lost in the frenzy of Biden’s blunder and Trump’s trolling. It’s almost poetic: they tried to manufacture outrage over a joke, but all they’ve done is reveal how thin their own narrative has become. Ultimately, they’ve only managed to help Trump dominate yet another news cycle.
