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Conservative critics have highlighted Biden's "chumps" comment - with some even comparing it to Hillary Clinton's infamous moment in 2016 when she referred to Trump supporters as "deplorables".
"Chumps is the new deplorables," writer Mike LaChance tweeted.
"So Biden's going to heal our national political division by... calling Trump supporters 'chumps'?" Daily Wire editor Ashe Short added.
"Let's celebrate Joe Biden's pathetic 'Basket of Deplorables' moment and embrace being #ChumpsForTrump, which is what he calls the 100,000,000 Americans who will be sending his bony old a** #BackToTheBasement," conservative actor James Woods wrote when sharing the video.
Biden was also accused by the president's campaign of calling Trump supporters "racist, xenophobic, and Islamaphobic" in May, after an online fundraiser. The Democrat said he had no interest in appealing to Trump's base because"they really support the notion that, you know, all Mexicans are rapists and all Muslims are bad and ... dividing this nation based on ethnicity [and] race. This is one of the few presidents who succeeded by deliberately trying to divide the country, not unite the country."Immediately after his "chumps" comment, Biden coughed into his hand, something he's been told is likely not a good idea, especially during a pandemic.
He was referring to scores of fans of President Trump, driving pickup trucks and SUVs draped with American flags and campaign banners, who invaded a nearby parking lot — within earshot of the candidate — to honk horns and try to shout the Democrat down.R.C.
I think the old retard meant ' megaphones' instead of microphones. He needs for his supporters to be as retarded as he is.