Trump’s Latest Stunt: Riding a Garbage Truck to Throw Shade at Biden?
In the latest event on the 2024 campaign trail, Donald Trump showed up at his Green Bay rally riding in a garbage truck. Yes, you heard that right! The former president and 2024 Republican candidate went all out, donning a bright orange safety vest and addressing reporters from the side of a “Trump Make America Great Again” garbage truck. So what was the reason for Trump’s unusual choice of ride? Let’s dive in and find out.
As Trump arrived at the rally, reporters couldn’t resist asking about the unexpected garbage truck appearance. With his usual flair for drama, Trump didn’t miss a beat. “How do you like my garbage truck?” he asked with a grin, before adding a pointed jab: “This is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden… I hope you enjoyed this garbage truck. Thank you very much.”
So what’s behind the trashy theatrics? It all seems to tie back to recent comments made by President Joe Biden. Just days before, Biden made some choice remarks during a Voto Latino call, addressing Trump supporters in less-than-flattering terms. According to the Associated Press, Biden claimed that a speaker at a Trump rally had described Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.” Biden didn’t hold back as he responded: “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it’s un-American.”
The comment immediately went viral, drawing backlash from Trump supporters who claimed Biden was going too far. To defend himself, Biden clarified on Twitter, “Earlier today, I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump’s supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage… His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable.” Biden’s statements were intended to address the derogatory rhetoric, but Trump didn’t waste the opportunity to spin the story, using Biden’s comment to stage his latest gimmick: the garbage truck appearance.
But wait, did Trump himself actually call Puerto Rico “garbage”? Not quite. The controversial comment came from one of his speakers at a New York rally, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who had described Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage” during his set. The joke didn’t land well, to say the least, and backlash swiftly followed.
When asked about Hinchcliffe’s remarks, Trump denied any association with the comedian. “I don’t know anything about the comedian,” Trump insisted, “I don’t know who he is. I’ve never seen him. I heard he made a statement, but it was a statement that he made. He’s a comedian, what can I tell you. I know nothing about him.”
For some, Trump’s antics are just that—antics. But for his supporters, they’re part of what makes him a relatable, larger-than-life character. The garbage truck stunt not only gave his fans something to talk about but also subtly signaled his resistance to what he paints as a dismissive attitude from Biden’s camp.
