Slotkin slams fellow Dem Biden for 'garbage' gaffe amid heated Senate battle

Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Rep. Elissa Slotkin took issue with President Biden's remarks calling supporters of former President Trump "garbage," arguing the gaffe was "inappropriate."

"He shouldn't have said it, it's inappropriate," Slotkin said during an appearance on local radio Wednesday morning. "For me, I just think that kind of talk is the last thing we need in our politics."

The comment comes after Biden joined a virtual campaign call for Vice President Kamala Harris where he was asked about comedian Tony Hinchiffe, who made jokes at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally that many argued were offensive, including one joke in which the comedian referred to Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage."

BIDEN CALLS TRUMP SUPPORTERS 'GARBAGE' DURING HARRIS CAMPAIGN EVENT AS VP PROMISES UNITY AT ELLIPSE RALLY

"The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters," Biden said in response. "[Trump's] demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it is un-American."

The remarks were quickly compared to a legendary gaffe by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her 2016 run against Trump for president, when Clinton labeled half of Trump's supporters as belonging in "a basket of deplorables."

The White House also immediately attempted to walk the comments back, with spokesperson Andrew Bates telling Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich that Biden "referred to the hateful rhetoric at the Madison Square Garden rally as 'garbage.'"