President Joe Biden raised eyebrows earlier this week when he denounced former President Donald Trump's supporters on a virtual call as "garbage."

However, two Republican lawmakers claim that the White House has faked a transcript of Biden's remarks to make them seem less egregious. 

Letter sent to White House counsel

According to Fox News, that allegation was put forward in a letter sent by House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Wednesday to White House counsel Edward Siskel.

"In less than one week, the American people will determine the winner of the 2024 presidential election. They will choose between two candidates: President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris," Stefanik and Comer pointed out.

"President Biden — marred by unpopular policies, scandal, and apparent cognitive deterioration — has chosen not to pursue a second term in office," they noted.

"President Biden, however, has continued to play a prominent role in Vice President Harris’s campaign and, indeed, is the most powerful mouthpiece for the Biden-Harris Administration’s policies and views that Ms. Harris presumably seeks to continue under a hypothetical Harris-Walz Administration," Stefanik and Comer continued.

Administration accused of violating federal law

"Americans were rightfully insulted, then, when President Biden, seeking to boost Ms. Harris’ presidential campaign, referred to an enormous swath of the country as 'floating … garbage,'" the pair stressed.

"President Biden's vindictive words were unsurprising, given his previous statements regarding people who choose not to vote for his preferred candidate," Stefanik and Comer wrote.

"Unsurprising too were the White House’s actions after he said them," the two Republican lawmakers went on to remark.

They then asserted that "instead of apologizing or clarifying President Biden’s words," the White House sought to "change them (despite them being recorded on video) by releasing a false transcript of his remarks."

"The move is not only craven, but it also appears to be in violation of federal law, including the Presidential Records Act of 1978," Stefanik and Comer asserted as they drew to a close.

Trump answers questions from a garbage truck

For his part, Trump made light of Biden's comments on Tuesday by putting on a reflective vest and getting into a garbage truck.

One day after President Joe Biden referred to Trump supporters as “garbage,” he shows up in Wisconsin in a wrapped garbage truck & asks “how do you like my garbage truck?” Whatever you think of the man, it’s a nimble move. pic.twitter.com/n04kSPXTig

— Russ Latino (@RussLatino) October 30, 2024

The former president then proceeded to sit in the truck and answer questions from reporters at an airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin.