Donald Trump rally slammed after warm-up speaker makes racist 'joke' ahead of election

A comedian astatine a Donald Trump rally has caused outrage aft making a vile racist remark astir Puerto Rico up of the nail-biting US predetermination connected November 5

Comedian, Tony Hinchliffe, has enraged voters successful the US after making a racist 'joke' astatine a Donald Trump rally.

With the nail-biting election conscionable days away, the erstwhile President and Kamala Harris are doing everything they tin to bring their run implicit the line. However, during a Trump rally successful Madison Square Garden successful New York connected Sunday, immoderate Republicans were horrified erstwhile a warm-up talker made a vile, racist comment.

In a shocking slur, Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico arsenic a "floating land of garbage". It comes aft Latino popular star, Bad Bunny, who was calved connected the island, endorsed Harris for president.

Addressing the pumped up crowd, Hinchcliffe, known arsenic Kill Tony, said: "There’s a batch going on. I don’t cognize if you cognize this but there’s virtually a floating land of garbage successful the mediate of the water close now. I deliberation it’s called Puerto Rico."

A Trump advisor distanced The Apprentice prima from the comment, which was besides denounced by Trump's Democratic rival, Harris. Harris herself was the people of different Trump warm-up speaker, who besides sparked controversy.

Hinchcliffe's offering astatine the packed-out rally appeared to conscionable a mixed reception. While immoderate tittered, nervously, 2 Republicans successful the authorities of Florida, which has a salient Puerto Rican population, were among those who slammed the joke.

US congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar said she was "disgusted" by the "racist comment". She said connected X that it did not "reflect the GOP values", referring to the Republican Party, and noted thousands of Puerto Ricans served successful the military.

Meanwhile, US Senator Rick Scott said: "The gag bombed for a reason. It's not comic and it's not true." He added that "Puerto Ricans are astonishing radical and astonishing Americans".

Puerto Rico is simply a US land territory successful the Caribbean. Its residents are incapable to ballot successful US statesmanlike elections, but determination is simply a ample percent crossed America who can.

Kill Tony aboriginal defended his material, connected X, posting: "These radical person nary consciousness of humour," successful effect to disapproval from Democratic lawmaker, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Democratic vice-presidential campaigner Tim Walz.

Hinchcliffe added: "I emotion Puerto Rico and abrogation there. I made amusive of everyone… ticker the full set." Ocasio-Cortez responded, saying: "You don't 'love Puerto Rico'. You similar drinking piña coladas. There's a difference." She had earlier said Hinchcliffe's comments were "super upsetting", noting that her household was from Puerto Rico.

The night's different speakers incited contention with their ain remarks. David Rem, a puerility person of Trump, called Harris "the devil" and "the antichrist". Meanwhile, Trump's erstwhile lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, falsely claimed the Democratic campaigner was "on the broadside of the terrorists" successful the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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