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President Biden went viral Tuesday night for comments disparaging Trump supporters as his No. 2, Vice President Kamala Harris, made a major speech to voters calling for unity from the Ellipse right outside the White House. During a virtual Harris campaign call with Voto Latino, Biden took a swipe at former President Trump’s rally in Madison Square Garden, which made headlines after insult comedian Tony Hinchiffe made jokes mocking different ethnic groups, with one joke referring to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.””The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,” Biden said. “[Trump’s] demonization of Latinos is unconscionable and it is un-American.”JON STEWART ADMITS HE FINDS WIDELY CRITICIZED TRUMP RALLY COMEDIAN FUNNYThe comment quickly went viral and sparked swift condemnation from critics. “This is disgusting,” Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance reacted. “Kamala Harris and her boss Joe Biden are attacking half of the country. There’s no excuse for this. I hope American reject it.””Kamala Harris was deeply outraged by a comedian’s joke. If she has any decency or integrity, she will condemn her partner Joe Biden’s despicable statement calling half the country garbage,” Sen Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said. “Woof. Calls half the country ‘garbage’ while Harris speaks,” CNN contributor Scott Jennings said.”Well there he is. So outraged by Tony the comedian that the sitting president borrows the garbage characterization to apply it to half of America. I imagine the cable news set will be all over this tomorrow, right?” Ruthless podcast co-host Josh Holmes wondered.”Just amazing that Biden managed to completely step on Kamala’s speech in the worst way possible,” Fox News contributor Joe Concha said.”Shades of Hillary’s deplorables… I repeat: Lots of 2016 vibes in this election,” Jewish Insider editor in chief Josh Kraushaar wrote.TOP PUERTO RICAN OFFICIAL ENDORSES FORMER PRESIDENT AFTER COMIC’S RALLY SET RUFFLES FEATHERSA White House spokesperson told Fox News “The President referred to the hateful rhetoric at the Madison Square Garden rally as ‘garbage.’” The Harris campaign did not immediately responde to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.Biden’s comment comes in stark contrast to the message Harris had to voters in what many have called her final sales pitch to the American people ahead of the election. “I pledge to seek common ground and common sense solution to make your life better. I am not looking to score political points. I am looking to make progress. I pledge to listen to experts, to those who will be impacted by the decisions I make and to people who disagree with me,” Harris said. “Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe people who disagree with me are the enemy. He wants to put them in jail. I’ll give them a seat at the table.”This will be updated as the story develops. Fox News’ Yael Halon contributed to this report.



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Former President Trump said he has “no idea” who comedian Tony Hinchcliffe is after the comic ignited a firestorm of controversy over the weekend at his rally in New York City’s Madison Square Garden, calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.””I have no idea who he is. Somebody said there was a comedian that joked about Puerto Rico or something. And I have no idea who it was. Never saw him. Never heard of him, and don’t want to hear of him. But I have no idea,” Trump told “Hannity” in an interview set to air Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. “They put a comedian in, which everybody does, you throw comedians in, you don’t vet them and go crazy. It’s nobody’s fault. But somebody said some bad things.”Hinchcliffe received a wave of condemnation and criticism from both sides of the political aisle, including from Republican Florida Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio and Florida Reps. Carlos Gimenez and María Elvira Salazar.Danielle Alvarez, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, said in a statement to Fox News Digital that the Puerto Rico joke “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.”TRUMP, POWERHOUSE GUESTS ROCK PACKED MSG WITH HISTORIC RALLYTrump doubled down on his knowledge of Hinchcliffe, telling Fox News host Sean Hannity, “Now what they’ve done is taken somebody that has nothing to do with the party, has nothing to do with us, said something, and they try and make a big deal. But I don’t know who it is.””I don’t even know who put him in, and I can’t imagine it’s a big deal. I’ve done more for Puerto Rico than any president I think that’s ever – that’s ever been president,” Trump claimed.Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny shared a campaign video from Vice President Kamala Harris to his millions of followers on Instagram in the wake of the crass joke about her plans for the U.S. territory.The Harris-Walz campaign took aim at Trump for his administration’s “failed” preparation and response to Hurricane Maria in 2017, which devastated the island and left thousands dead.”Trump did not acknowledge the scale of Puerto Ricans’ suffering—instead, he patted himself on the back and lied about the death toll while most of Puerto Rico lived without clean water and electricity. Rather than deliver meaningful relief for Puerto Ricans, he visited the island to toss paper towels at a crowd,” read a portion of the campaign’s four-page plan for Puerto Rico.Popular Puerto Rican rapper and singer Don Omar, who boasts millions of followers across his social media platforms, announced Tuesday he is supporting Harris.BIDEN CASTS VOTE IN DELAWARE, CALLS TRUMP’S MADISON SQUARE GARDEN RALLY ‘SIMPLY EMBARRASSING’”Puerto Rico is my homeland and my identity, and today, more than ever, I raise my island’s flag with pride. Hearing such racist and disdainful words directed at my home and at Latinos is heartbreaking. Trump has shown us, time and again, what he thinks of us, and the thought of him and his administration back in power is deeply concerning,” he wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Norberto Dominguez, a precinct captain with the local Democratic Party in Allentown, Pa., which is home to a large Puerto Rican population, told Politico that Hinchcliffe’s comments were “spreading like wildfire through the community.””It’s not the smartest thing to do, to insult people — a large group of voters here in a swing state — and then go to their home asking for votes,” Dominguez said.Trump is slated to hold a campaign rally at the PPL Center in Allentown on Tuesday night.



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Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev wounded himself during a meltdown in his second-round loss at the Rolex Paris Masters Tuesday. The 27-year-old pro had a series of outbursts during a match against Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo, and, with his hopes of reaching the season-ending ATP Finals on the line, Rublev let his frustrations boil over in the second set. Rublev screamed toward the crowd in the first set after firing a forehand into the net despite a 5-3 lead. He lost the tiebreaker 7-6 (6). After firing another shot into the net, he appeared to lose his composure all together. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMRublev smashed his racket against his left knee at least seven times, drawing blood. STEFANOS TSITSIPAS REFUSES TO PLAY IN MELTDOWN AT SHANGHAI MASTERS, ACCUSES UMPIRE OF BIASRublev managed to take another 4-2 lead in the second set, but Cerundolo rallied back to win another tiebreaker, 7-6 (5). Rublev holds the eighth and final qualifying place in the race for the finals, but a loss in Paris Tuesday leaves his fate in the hands of his rivals. Australia’s Alex de Minaur will have a chance to take Rublev’s place with a fourth-round appearance in Paris. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. 



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Robert Downey Jr. might be devoid of iron, but he’s sure got some steel.The Academy Award-winning actor, 59, is speaking out about rapid technological advancements and how he plans to fight back if his name and likeness are manipulated by artificial intelligence.”I intend to sue,” he told the “On with Kara Swisher” podcast.HOLLYWOOD EXECS WARN AI STEALS JOBS BUT CAN’T DO JOB OF TRUE ARTISTS: ‘I WANT TO WORK WITH HUMAN BEINGS’It all comes back to Downey Jr.’s alter ego, Tony Stark, whose own alter ego is Iron Man. For several years, Downey Jr. portrayed the superhero in nearly a dozen Marvel films, but things changed when [spoiler alert] his character died in the 2019 cinematic smash, “Avengers: Endgame.”WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)?In the past, Downey Jr. has spoken about his likelihood of returning as Iron Man. In 2020, he made a candid confession to Joe Rogan.”To me, starting up again is off the table. I feel I’ve done all I could with that character. There would have to be a super compelling argument and a series of events that made it obvious. … But the other thing is, I wanna do other stuff,” Downey said. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSThe actor was asked by podcast host Swisher if he was worried someone might use AI to do this.”There’s two tracks,” Downey Jr. said. “One is, how do I feel about everything that’s going on? And my answer is, I mean, I feel about it minimally because I have an actual emotional life that’s occurring that doesn’t have a lot of room for that,” he said of AI.”And to go back to the [Marvel Cinematic Universe], I am not worried about them hijacking my character’s soul because there’s like three or four guys and gals who make all the decisions there anyway, and they would never do that to me, with or without me.” But Swisher pointed out that executives of future projects could change, which Downey Jr. didn’t argue.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER”Well, you’re right,” he said. “I would like to here state that I intend to sue all future executives just on spec.””You’ll be dead, Robert,” Swisher retorted.”I know, but my law firm will still be very active” he quipped.Representatives for Downey Jr. did not respond to Fox News Digital’s immediate request for comment.Downey Jr. admitted AI piqued his interest years ago. “I’ve been very interested in [AI] since [Chat] GPT went live,” the actor shared. “What’s happening is truly, truly astonishing. And hard to believe actually, when you actually watch it.”The problem is, when these individuals believe that they are the arbiters of managing this, meanwhile, wanting and or needing to be seen in a favorable light,” he added. “That is a massive f—ing error, and it turns me off and makes me not want to engage with them, because they’re not being truthful.”Downey Jr. is slated to return to the Marvel Universe in the 2026 film “Avengers: Doomsday” as Dr. Doom.



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The Atlanta Police Department and SWAT teams responded to a Georgia luxury hotel in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon, after an armed suspect barricaded themselves inside the hotel.In a statement, the Atlanta Police Department said they are investigating a barricaded suspect at the Four Seasons Hotel in Midtown where there were reports of gunfire.In an update at approximately 4:30 p.m., police said that the suspect was apprehended and in custody. They did not provide any details on the suspect.GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING SUSPECT PLEADS NOT GUILTY, DEMANDS JURY TRIALIn photos, taken by Fox News affiliate, WAGA, a large police presence was seen surrounding the hotel’s main entrance.Officials said the person was armed, so law enforcement established a safety perimeter.In a statement on social media, police advised hotel guests to “avoid any windows and rooms facing the area.”Law enforcement said in an update that they are continuing to investigate the incident.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThis is a developing story. Please check back for updates. 



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