White House Altered Biden's 'Garbage' Comment Despite Concerns From Stenographers

President Biden, during a virtual Harris' campaign event, said, “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters," in response to a joke made at a Trump rally last weekend. The official White House transcript was altered to say "supporter's," which the stenographer's office called a breach of protocol. 

Key Quotes: The Associated Press (Lean Left) obtained internal White House emails where the head of the stenographers’ office called the incident “a breach of protocol and spoliation of transcript integrity between the Stenography and Press Offices," saying, “If there is a difference in interpretation, the Press Office may choose to withhold the transcript but cannot edit it independently.” The supervisor added, “Our Stenography Office transcript — released to our distro, which includes the National Archives — is now different than the version edited and released to the public by Press Office staff.”

Details: According to the Associated Press, "The stenographers office is charged with preparing accurate transcripts of public and private remarks of the president for preservation by the National Archives and distribution to the public." A two-person stenography team was recording the evening's remarks, and any changes should have been approved by their supervisor. The emails state that the press office asked the stenographers to quickly provide a transcript amid reporters' questions about Biden's comments, though their supervisor was unavailable to verify it at the time. The change was reportedly made after the press office “conferred with the president.”

For Context: Vice President Harris said, “I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for.” House Republicans are considering launching an investigation into the incident.