WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ day of campaigning was sidetracked Wednesday by fallout from President Biden’s attack on former President Donald Trump’s “garbage” supporters.

“First of all, he clarified his comments, but let me be clear, I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for,” Harris, 60, told reporters as she departed Washington for events in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. 

The Democratic presidential nominee said she spoke with Biden, 81, late Tuesday but claimed his inconvenient interjection “didn’t come up.”

The veep also declined to answer when a reporter asked her if she “sympathize[d] with any voters who do feel offended by or insulted by the ‘garbage’ comment.”

Harris has focused heavily on wooing independents and disaffected Republicans ahead of Election Day, but those efforts were undermined Tuesday night by Biden trashing Trump backers just seven days before voting ends.

“You heard in my speech last night and continuously throughout my career, I believe that the work that I do is about representing all the people whether they support me or not,” Harris added.

“As president of the United States, I will be a president for all Americans whether you vote for me or not.”

Biden uttered his attack on Trump voters in a webcast with advocacy group Voto Latino — as Harris held a large rally just south of the White House with speakers identifying themselves as Republicans who had voted for Trump, 78, in past elections serving as her opening act.”The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable and it’s un-American,” Biden said in his dis.

The White House quickly argued that the transcript should read “supporter’s” — despite video showing Biden punctuating his comment and beginning a new through referring to Trump directly.

Biden’s aides claimed that he meant to refer to the “hateful” rhetoric from comedian Tony Hinchcliffe about Puerto Rico, rather than Trump’s supporters broadly, an excuse that was parroted by the White House’s media allies on print, TV and online but relayed skeptically by many journalists. 

Hinchcliffe, 40, spoke at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday and referred to the US territory as a “floating island of garbage,” which Democrats seized upon in an effort to woo the nearly half-million Puerto Ricans living in swing-state Pennsylvania.

The comic left the stage more than 4 hours before Trump spoke.

President Biden’s 'garbage supporters' comment isn't the first time he’s attacked Donald Trump voters:

• “It’s not just Trump, it’s the entire philosophy that underpins the — I’m going to say something, it’s like semi-fascism.” — Joe Biden at DNC fundraiser in Bethesda, Md., on Aug. 25, 2022.

• “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.” — Biden at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Sept. 1, 2022.

• “We are talking about mega MAGA Republican officials who have been very clear about this, who say, you know, they are pro-police, but then they are also pro-insurrectionists.” — Karine Jean-Pierre at press briefing on Nov. 2, 2022.

• “There is no question that today’s Republican Party is driven and intimidated by MAGA extremists. Their extreme agenda, if carried out, would fundamentally alter the institutions of American Democracy as we know it.” — Biden in Tempe, Ariz., on Sept. 28, 2023.

• “Those MAGA voices who know the truth about Trump and January 6th have abandoned the truth and abandoned our democracy.” — Biden in Blue Bell, Pa., on Jan. 5, 2024.

It’s unclear who arranged for Hinchcliffe’s appearance and an internal blame-game erupted among Trump supporters as backlash grew over the remarks.

Other speakers at Madison Square Garden included Tesla and SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk, TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw, former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), wrestler Hulk Hogan and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).

Biden’s retort was immediately likened by Republicans to rude remarks that defined other campaigns, such as 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton saying that half of Trump’s supporters comprised a “basket of deplorables” and 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney saying 47% of Americans were dependent on government handouts and therefore automatic Democrats who didn’t warrant his attention. 

The retiring president was forced to relinquish the Democratic presidential nomination in favor of Harris in July after a revolt by party leaders concerned about his apparent cognitive decline.