Biden's 'garbage' remark being used by down-ballot GOP candidates in closing voter pitch

Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick released a campaign ad Wednesday showing video footage of Biden's remarks, followed by footage of his incumbent competitor, Sen. Bob Casey, heaping praise on Biden. 

"The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it's un-American." 

The McCormick ad showed Biden's remarks and video showing Casey praising Biden as a man of unparalleled "integrity."

"Clean up their mess on Nov. 5. Vote Republican. Vote Dave McCormick," a voiceover in the ad says. 

"We are not garbage. We are patriots who love America," Sen. Marco Rubio said at a Trump rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Tuesday. 

The White House has attempted to backtrack Biden's comment, saying it was in reference specifically to remarks made during Trump's massive Madison Square Garden rally Sunday evening. Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, host of the popular podcast "Kill Tony," sparked backlash after he cracked a joke hours ahead of Trump taking the stage at Madison Square Garden that Puerto Rico is a "floating island of garbage." 

Biden added in a follow-up clarification on X he was referring to the comedian's rhetoric, not Trump supporters across the board. 

"Sen. Casey respects all Pennsylvanians regardless of how they vote," Casey campaign spokesperson Maddy McDaniel told Fox News Digital when approached for comment about McCormick's ad.

"These Democrats have spent years attacking Donald Trump and his supporters as deplorable and racist, even calling them 'the worst people in the world.' Now that they're shamelessly pandering for support from Trump supporters, voters need to know if they will condemn Joe Biden's disgusting remarks or fall in line yet again," NRSC spokesman Philip Letsou said in comment about the four Democrats. 

The Trump campaign also condemned the remarks, claiming Biden and Vice President Harris not only "hate President Trump," they also "despise" his millions of supporters. 

McCormick joined "Fox & Friends" Wednesday, where he condemned Biden's rhetoric and demanded an apology. 

"I think it shows how they really feel about people that support President Trump," he said. 

Harris also distanced herself from Biden's remarks Wednesday, saying her final pitch speech to voters in Washington, D.C., Tuesday reflected that she would govern all Americans if elected, no matter their political party. 

"I think that, first of all, he clarified his comments, but let me be clear. I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for," Harris said.

"You heard my speech last night and continuously throughout my career," Harris said. "I believe that the work that I do is about representing all the people whether they support me or not, and as president of the United States, I will be a president for all Americans whether you vote for me or not."