A Comedian at Trump’s MSG Rally Called Puerto Rico a “Floating Island of Garbage”

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Speaking at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico “garbage” and made jokes about Black people eating watermelons. Veuer’s Matt Hoffman reports.

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00:00Even before it started, Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden drew comparisons

00:04to a 1939 Nazi rally in the same venue.

00:08And remarks at Trump's event Sunday by featured comedian Tony Hinchcliffe did little to refute

00:12the link.

00:13There's literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now.

00:17Yeah.

00:18I think it's called Puerto Rico.

00:19This cool black guy with a thing on his head, what the hell is that, a lampshade?

00:23Look at this guy!

00:24We had a Halloween party last night, we had fun, we carved watermelons together, it was

00:29awesome.

00:30Minnesota Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Walz and Representative Alexandria

00:34Ocasio-Cortez commented on Hinchcliffe's remarks during a livestream.

00:37Who is that jackpot?

00:39When you have some a-hole calling Puerto Rico floating garbage, know that that's what they

00:49think about you.

00:51That's just what they think about you, it's what they think about anyone who makes less

00:55money than them.

00:56Puerto Rican celebrities spoke out as well.

00:58On Instagram, Ricky Martin said in Spanish,

01:00This is what they think of us.

01:02Vote for Kamala Harris.

01:03And singer Bad Bunny endorsed Harris that same day.

01:06Trump senior adviser Daniel Alvarez told Newsweek,

01:09This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.

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