Tonight we’ve been reporting on Joe Biden’s “garbage” comment – but let’s return to the incident which started this row in the first place.
Earlier we heard Trump being asked about comments made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at his rally in New York on Sunday night. Hinchcliffe sparked a backlash when he called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage”.
In an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Trump – who has been under pressure to personally apologise – said he had “no idea” who the comedian was before the rally.
“Never saw him, never heard of him, and don’t want to hear of him,” he said.
He went on to say that “somebody said some bad things” but “it’s nobody’s fault” and “I can’t imagine it’s a big deal.