The lawmakers said they question whether the decision to craft a “false transcript and manipulate or alter the exact text,” which was produced for the National Archives and Records Administration, constitutes a violation of federal law.
Representative James Comer, Republican Chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, and House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, called on the White House to provide the records.
As they asked The white house Also to allow the supervisor of the White House Manuscripts Office to provide a briefing.
“The White House cannot simply rewrite the president’s speech,” Coomer and Stefanik wrote BidenWe are concerned about recent reports of the White House’s apparent political decision to protect… Biden administration andHarris“Instead of following long-term and correct protocols.”
Biden caused an uproar earlier this week with his statements to Latino activists, in response to racist comments made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe during a Trump election rally, during which he described the US island of Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.”
According to a transcript prepared by official White House stenographers, Biden told the group of Latinos during a video call Tuesday evening: “The only trash I see floating out there is his supporters — demonizing Trump “For Latinos, it’s unacceptable and un-American.”
But a transcript released by the White House Press Office showed the quote with a comma, making it read “his supporter” rather than “his supporters,” which Biden aides said referred to his criticism of Hinchcliffe and not the millions of Americans who support Trump.
