Pro-Trump comedian who told Puerto Rico joke at Madison Square Garden draws criticism from AOC, others

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe sparked bipartisan backlash by cracking a gag astir Puerto Rico portion speaking astatine the Trump rally held connected Sunday astatine Madison Square Garden.

"I don't cognize if you guys cognize this, but there's virtually a floating land of garbage successful the … water close now." Hinchcliffe said. "I deliberation it's called Puerto Rico."

The Trump run swiftly distanced itself from the joke. "This gag does not bespeak the views of President Trump oregon the campaign," Trump run elder advisor Danielle Alvarez noted successful a statement, according to reports.

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York addressed Hinchcliffe's gag during a Twitch watercourse with Vice President Kamala Harris' moving mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

"Who is that jackwad?" Walz asked successful effect to the clip.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention astatine the United Center successful Chicago connected Monday, Aug. 19, 2024; Right: US comedian Tony Hinchcliffe speaks during a run rally for erstwhile US president and Republican statesmanlike campaigner Donald Trump astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York connected Oct. 27, 2024.  (Left: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Right:  ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Ocasio-Cortez, who noted that her household is from Puerto Rico and that she's Puerto Rican, took contented with the comedian's joke.

"That's conscionable what they deliberation astir you. It's what they deliberation astir anyone who makes little wealth than them. It's what they deliberation astir the radical who service them nutrient successful a restaurant. It's what they deliberation astir the radical who, who fold their apparel successful a store," the Democrat from New York asserted.

The lawmaker's "mother was calved and raised successful Puerto Rico," according to her congressional website.

Hinchcliffe responded to the clip of Ocasio-Cortez and Walz, declaring successful a station connected X that helium loves and vacations successful Puerto Rico. 

"These radical person nary consciousness of humor. Wild that a vice statesmanlike campaigner would instrumentality clip retired of his ‘busy schedule’ to analyse a gag taken retired of discourse to marque it look racist," helium wrote. "I emotion Puerto Rico and abrogation there. I made amusive of everyone… ticker the full set. I'm a comedian Tim… mightiness beryllium clip to alteration your tampon."

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Gov. Tim Walz, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez played a crippled of 'Madden' connected Twitch successful an effort to entreaty to young antheral voters. (Twitch)

But Ocasio-Cortez fired backmost connected X, scolding Hinchcliffe and accusing him of boosting neo-Nazis.

"You're opening for Trump by calling Puerto Rico a floating heap of garbage. 4,000+ Puerto Ricans died nether him. This isn't the drama store. You're utilizing your acceptable to boost neo-Nazis similar MTG & stripping women's rights to the Stone Age. Your 'sense of humor' doesn’t alteration that." she tweeted.

"And earlier radical effort to enactment similar this is immoderate PC overly delicate nonsense, I've been to Kill Tony shows. I'm from the Bronx. I don't springiness a s--- astir crude humor. But don't unreal that your enactment for Trump is simply a joke. Own it. You doing a acceptable to enactment him. That's a choice," she added successful different post.

The lawmaker accused the comedian of dishing retired "red-meat racism."

"Can't get implicit this dude telling idiosyncratic other to alteration tampons erstwhile he's the 1 sh---ing bricks successful his Depends aft realizing opening for a Trump rally and feeding red-meat racism alongside a throng of different bigots to a frothing assemblage does, unironically, marque you 1 of them," she tweeted.

"You don’t ‘love Puerto Rico.’ You similar drinking piña coladas. There's a difference," Ocasio-Cortez added successful different tweet.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks onstage during the archetypal time of the Democratic National Convention astatine the United Center connected August 19, 2024 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York besides blasted the comedian.

"As a Puerto Rican, I'm tempted to telephone Tony Hinchcliffe racist garbage, but doing truthful would beryllium an insult to garbage. When casting their ballots astatine the voting booth, Latinos should ne'er hide the racism that Donald Trump seems each excessively consenting to platform," the congressman tweeted.

Republicans besides criticized the comedian.

Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fl. tweeted, "This is not a joke. It’s wholly classless & successful mediocre taste. Puerto Rico is the crown jewel of the Caribbean & location to galore of the astir patriotic Americans I know. @TonyHinchcliffe intelligibly isn’t comic & decidedly doesn’t bespeak my values oregon those of the Republican Party."

Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, a Republican from New York, posted, "I’m arrogant to beryllium Puerto Rican. My ma was calved and raised successful Puerto Rico. It’s a beauteous land with a affluent civilization and an integral portion of the USA. The lone happening that’s ‘garbage’ was a atrocious drama set. Stay connected message."