Republicans in the House of Representatives accused the White House of releasing a “false transcript” of Biden’s “garbage” remarks

EXCLUSIVE: House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik and House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer are accusing the White House of releasing a false transcript of President Biden's remarks in which he appeared to be a supporter of former President Trump “Garbage” and warned that the revision could violate the presidential records law.

Fox News Digital has obtained a letter that Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Comer, R-Ky., sent to White House Counsel Edward Siskel on Wednesday afternoon requesting that records of the remarks and the minutes are kept.

President Biden was widely criticized for his “garbage” remark about former President Trump’s supporters. (Getty Images)

“In less than a week, the American people will determine the winner of the 2024 presidential election. It will choose between two candidates: President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. President Biden — marred by unpopular policies, scandals and apparent cognitive decline — has chosen not to seek a second term,” they wrote.

“President Biden, however, has continued to play a prominent role in Vice President Harris' campaign and is, in fact, the most powerful mouthpiece for the policies and views of the Biden-Harris administration, which Ms. Harris presumably seeks to continue under a hypothetical Harris administration.” .”

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Stefanik and Comer pointed to Biden's comments on Tuesday night, saying: “Americans were rightly offended at the time when President Biden, seeking to boost Ms. Harris's presidential campaign, described a huge swath of the country as 'floating…trash.'

“President Biden’s vindictive words were not surprising given his past comments about people choosing not to vote for his preferred candidate,” they wrote. “It was also not surprising what the White House did after he said it.”

Stefanik and Comer said that “instead of apologizing or clarifying President Biden's words,” the White House “tried to change them (even though they were videotaped) by releasing a false transcript of his remarks.”

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. (Getty Images)

“The move is not only cowardly, but also appears to violate federal law, including the Presidential Records Act of 1978,” they wrote. “White House staff cannot rephrase the words of the President of the United States to convey a more political message.”

The letter comes after President Biden spoke on Tuesday during a Zoom call with Voto Latino, one of the largest Latino voter and civic advocacy groups in the United States. Biden was asked about a comment made during a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday in which comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating island of trash.”

Biden responded: “The only trash I see floating out there is his supporters.”

The White House has since denied that Biden called Trump supporters “trash,” claiming the comment was taken out of context.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y. (Faith and Freedom Coalition)

The White House released a transcript of Biden's remarks on Wednesday.

The official White House transcript said: “The only garbage I see floating out there is that of his supporters – his – his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable and un-American.”

White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates sought to clarify Biden's comments, saying: “The president called the hateful rhetoric at the Madison Square Garden rally 'garbage.'

Trump is urging his supporters to “forgive” Biden as a show of unity after the president called supporters “trash.”

And the president tweeted in the same vein.

“Today I called the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico expressed by Trump supporters at his Madison Square Garden rally as trash — that’s the only word I can think of to describe it,” Biden wrote to X. “ His demonization of Latinos is.” That's all I wanted to say. The comments at this rally do not reflect who we are as a nation.

Now Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to distance herself from the comments but also defends the president, saying he “clarified his comments.”

President Biden delivers a speech at the Dundalk Marine Terminal in Baltimore. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

“But let me be clear, I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for,” Harris said.

Harris, referring to her speech Tuesday night at the Ellipse near the White House, reiterated Wednesday how voters will decide “who we are as a nation and whether we will be a nation of people who seek to unite and unite this era.” break through.” division, or will we be a nation of people with a president stewing over his list of enemies in the Oval Office.

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“You heard my speech last night and constantly throughout my career,” Harris said. “I believe my job is about representing all 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.”

The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, speaks during a campaign event on the Ellipse on October 29, 2024 in Washington, DC (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

In their letter to the White House counsel, Stefanik and Comer wrote: “Although President Biden's relevance continues to decline, his words continue to matter, even as they become increasingly divisive and unpredictable.”

Stefanik and Comer called on the White House to “preserve and preserve all documents and internal communications regarding President Biden's statement and the release of the inaccurate transcript.”

“We also demand that the White House release a corrected transcript with the exact words,” they wrote.

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Trump said at a rally in North Carolina on Wednesday that Biden and Harris had “treated our entire country like trash.”

“My answer to Joe and Kamala is simple: You can't lead America if you don't love Americans,” Trump said. “And you can’t be president if you hate the American people, and there’s a lot of hate.”

Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.