Vivek Ramaswamy rides in garbage truck to make Biden’s comments about Trump supporters ‘positive’

Former presidential candidate turned Trump stumper Vivek Ramaswamy said he wanted to turn President Biden’s “really disgusting” comment into a “positive moment” that the former president’s supporters are “trash” — so he posed in the back of a garbage truck. Boarded. North Carolina Wednesday.

“I think we can use a very despicable and somewhat ugly and divisive comment from President Biden to create a positive moment,” Ramaswamy told The Post in a phone interview Thursday.

The bio-tech millionaire arrived at a Charlotte campaign event for Donald Trump wearing a T-shirt depicting Oscar the Grouch in a trash can and wearing a yellow vest — a reminder of Biden’s Tuesday night insult to voters. Were eager to tell about.

“The only garbage I see floating there is his supporters. Their demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it is un-American,” Biden said on a campaign call In response to comedian Tony Hinchcliffe calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday.

Ramaswamy said the idea of ​​arriving on a garbage truck in North Carolina came to him independently Trump rides in a “big beautiful” MAGA garbage truck When he arrived in Wisconsin for a rally on Wednesday.

“We were inspired by the same love of the people of this country. And so this is one of many examples where you will see multiple leaders in our movement arrive at similar concepts at the same time in real time,” he said.

“And I think the organic, authentic, and often spontaneous nature of our movement reflects a positive, pro-American mindset in our own growing movement. And I think that’s a big part of MAGA and America First.”

Ramaswamy, 39, also said he spoke to Leo, a garbage truck driver, who told him he felt “personally insulted” and “hurt” by Biden’s comments and that he was worried about rising prices under the Harris-Biden administration. care for.

Riding in the truck and talking to Leo, the one-time presidential candidate said he had “a greater appreciation for the profession” because of the security risks involved and the “judgment and discretion” that comes with the job.

At the same time, the garbage truck moment wasn’t an attempt to be something it’s not, Ramaswamy said.

“We don’t try to pretend like we’re something we’re not. You know, Trump arrived at his event in his private plane, and I arrived in my private plane,” Ramaswamy said. “I think we just do whatever we need to do to get the job done. And it’s not like we’re trying to – I think it’s one thing if you’re saying that you’re trying to pretend to be something you’re not.

“In fact, quite the opposite. I don’t care whether you, you know, own a private jet or are an operator or driver of a dump truck. We are all equal as Americans, fellow citizens. And I think that’s what our side sees versus the Democratic side.”

The Ohio native also said he thinks there are some members of the Biden family who secretly want to sabotage Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign after the 81-year-old president was convinced to drop his 2024 bid.

Biden made “garbage” comment During Harris’ closing argument speech in Washington, D.C.Stole the news cycle from him at the White House from about 1,000 feet away.

“I think there are almost certainly members of Biden’s family, maybe one of them who has been very close to him in the past, who on a personal level will have some level of schadenfreude that they feel in some areas over losing this election.” because they feel as if they were mistreated,” he said, thinking there was “a certain poetic justice in the Biden moment.”

Biden backed off his comments, saying on the issue he was referring to Hinchcliffe and “his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That’s all I wanted to say.”

The White House attempted to claim that Biden’s comment contained the wording of “supporters”, implying that “trash” was authoritative.

“I completely disagree with any criticism of people that is based on who they vote for,” Harris said in response to Biden’s sarcasm on the tarmac next to Air Force Two on Wednesday.