Why are voters wearing trash bags to vote on election day? - AS USA

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Several voters have uploaded photos and videos of themselves going to the polling place on Nov. 5 to cast their ballots while wearing trash bags. At a rally at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27 A comic tried to get a laugh from the Trump supporters by calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.” The voters on Twitter today don’t seem to be Latino voters and seem to be proud of being referred to as garbage.

Approximately a week ago, current President Joe Biden, said to a Latino group on an evening video call, “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters — his — his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it’s un-American.” The voters sporting black trash bags on election day are definitely not Puerto Rican voters or Latinos.

On this historic day, I cast my ballot in a trash bag. I got some seething glares from a few triggered poll workers.I also had a cop at the entrance crack up laughing and shake my hand when I said:“No clothing with political messages, right?”Vote! Vote! Vote! pic.twitter.com/D2DYcQjdIw

The proud Trump voters found a loophole to the no political messaging on clothes rule at polling places. As we can see in the tweets, an entire family decided to make clear who they’re voting for:

Imagine you’re an undecided voter in the voting booth trying to mentally flip a coin to figure out who to vote for, and you look over to a man in a trash bag that says “Trash for Trump” arguing with an election worker because he won’t take it off. https://t.co/MVVHQz41tp

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While the other tweet is a residence flying a garbage bag alongside a Trump banner.

Trump supporter's flagpole with trash bag among flags pic.twitter.com/X3s5uhGOjG

It looks like Biden’s comment may have encouraged some Trump supporters to get out and vote and show their true colors on Nov. 5.

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