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President Biden says he wants to take pro-Trump comedian Tony Hinchliffe ‘for a swim’ following the comic’s controversial remarks at Sunday’s Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden.
Biden made the off-the-cuff comment at Baltimore’s harbor in Maryland on Tuesday while promoting the effects of large spending bills under his administration.
“I’m proud to announce more than $3 billion in funding from my Inflation Reduction Act to help clean up and modernize ports in 27 different states and territories from Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and beyond — including, yes, Puerto Rico,” Biden said to the applauding crowd before making the throwaway comment.
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President Biden says he wants to take pro-Trump comedian Tony Hinchliffe “for a swim” following the comic’s controversial remarks at Sunday’s Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden. Biden is pictured delivering remarks on his the effects of large spending bills under his administration. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)
“I’d like to take that guy for a swim out there, anyway,” Biden added, referring to Hinchliffe, as the audience chuckled.
“Steny’s looking at me, ‘Don’t get going Joe, don’t get going Joe, slow up,’” Biden said, referring to Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md, before getting back to his speech.
Biden did not elaborate about what he might do on the swim. After a wry smile and brief pause, Biden got back on script and continued his speech.
Biden’s taunt at Hinchliffe mirrored the 46th president’s jabs at former President Trump in 2016 when Biden said, “I wish we were in high school — I could take him behind the gym.”
Hinchiffe made jokes at Sunday’s massive rally mocking different ethnic groups, with one joke referring to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean.”
The controversy has swirled for days with Democrats pouncing on the joke…
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