Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump held rallies in North Carolina and Wisconsin on Wednesday, but before hitting the campaign trail Wednesday morning, Harris’ campaign was doing damage control.

Harris stressed to reporters that she did not tolerate criticism of Americans for their election at the polls.

“Let me be clear. I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for,” Harris said.

The clarification came after President Joe Biden apparently called Trump supporters trash. He was responding to a comedian at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally who called Puerto Rico a “floating pile of garbage.”

In a message on X, the president later clarified that he was referring to the rhetoric at Trump’s rally, rather than the people.

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Harris and Trump traveled to North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon, where they held rallies.

In Rocky Mount, Trump lashed out at President Biden for his “trash” comment.

“My response to Joe and Kamala is very simple: You can’t lead America if you don’t love Americans,” Trump said.

Both candidates later held star-studded events in Wisconsin. Trump met with former quarterback Brett Favre in Green Bay.

The Harris campaign held a rally and concert in Madison with Gracie Abrams, Mumford & Sons and The National.