Transcript of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks altered by White House: AP
Al Jazeera
The news agency says the email it obtained shows a White House transcript was altered despite stenographers’ objections.
An internal email obtained by The Associated Press news agency has revealed there was an internal disagreement at the White House over whom United States President Joe Biden referred to as “garbage” earlier this week.
On Thursday, The Associated Press reported that it had obtained an email that showed White House officials altered the official transcript of a livestreamed video call in which Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Two administration sources also confirmed to The Associated Press that the changes to the transcript drew objections from the federal workers who document such remarks for posterity.
Earlier this week, Biden, 81, created uproar days before Election Day with his remarks on a video call with the nonprofit Voto Latino.
Fumbling with his words, Biden attempted to address the racist comments at a Trump rally made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who referred to the US island territory of Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage”.
