CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins seemed skeptical about the White House trying to clean up President Biden’s controversial comment about Trump supporters from his official transcript.

Biden sparked backlash Tuesday night after appearing to call former President Trump’s supporters “trash” during Harris’ virtual campaign call with Voto Latino. He attacked former President Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden, which made headlines after insults. comedian Tony Hinchiffe made jokes mocking different ethnic groups, with one joke referring to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage”.

“The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,” Biden said on the call. “Sa- sa- his demonization of Latinos is unacceptable and un-American.”

However, the White House sent a transcript adding an apostrophe to indicate that Biden was only talking about one supporter, not all of them: “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters – his – his demonization of Latinos is unacceptable, and it’s not American.”

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CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins was skeptical of the White House’s transcription of President Biden’s “trash” comment during an interview with Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro. (Screenshot/CNN)

In an interview with Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, Collins didn’t buy the montage.

“The White House is trying to say that what President Biden was saying, they’re putting an apostrophe in ‘partisan’ saying it’s the singular, I guess, in reference to the comedian? These ‘partisan’ comments?” Collins told Shapiro.

“I mean, it’s hard to really watch that when you can listen to it for yourself,” Collins added.

The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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Biden attempted to clarify his comments on social media as if they were directed solely at a single supporter.

“Earlier today, I called the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by the Trump supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally trash — that’s the only word I can think of to describe it “Biden wrote on

A White House spokesperson previously told Fox News: “The president called the hateful rhetoric at the Madison Square Garden rally ‘rubbish.’ » The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to the question. Fox News Digital request for comment.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro distanced himself from President Biden’s “trash” comment, telling Collins: “I would never insult the good people of Pennsylvania or the American people, even if they chose to support a candidate that I didn’t support it. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Shapiro, once considered a leading contender for vice president Kamala Harris‘ running mate, distanced himself from Biden’s comments.

“I would never insult the good people of Pennsylvania or the American people, even if they chose to support a candidate that I do not support,” Shapiro told Collins.

Asked if Biden needed to clarify his comment, Shapiro said, “Well, I think President Biden will decide what he wants to say.” Those are definitely not words I would choose, and I think it’s important that we stay focused on the contrast between Kamala. Harris and Donald Trump and without attacking the supporters of either candidate. »

These comments were widely condemned on social networks. Trump himself reacted to Biden’s “terrible” comment at a rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

President Biden called Trump supporters “trash” during a virtual call to the Harris campaign. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

“Remember Hillary? She said ‘deplorable’, then ‘irredeemable’, right? But she said ‘deplorable’. It didn’t work, I think ‘garbage’ is worse,” Trump told his supporters. “But he doesn’t know – you must please forgive him. Please forgive him. Because he doesn’t know what he said.”

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“And I’m convinced he loves me more than Kamala,” Trump joked.

Alexander Hall of Fox News contributed to this report.