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White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to criticize supporters of Donald Trump, according to two U.S. government officials and an internal email obtained by The Associated Press. This sparked objections from federal workers responsible for documenting the president’s remarks. The controversy arose after Biden addressed Latino activists in response to racist comments made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a Trump rally, where Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.” Biden, according to the original …

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