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Comedian's Racist Remarks About Puerto Rico Spark Outrage and Condemnation

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Tony Hinchcliffe, a comedian, made controversial remarks about Latinos and Puerto Rico at a Donald Trump rally in Madison Square Garden. His comments were met with widespread condemnation from Democrats, Republicans, and Hispanic groups.

"This isn't the comedy store. You're using your set to boost neo-Nazis like MTG & stripping women's rights to the Stone Age. Your 'sense of humor' doesn't change that."

Tim Walz, Harris's running mate, was also unamused by the racist jokes. "People in Puerto Rico are citizens. They pay tax and they serve in the military at almost a higher rate than anybody else," he said on a Twitch livestream with AOC.

"Disgusted by @TonyHinchcliffe's racist comment calling Puerto Rico a 'floating island of garbage.' This rhetoric does not reflect GOP values. Puerto Rico sent 48,000+ soldiers to Vietnam, with over 345 Purple Hearts awarded. This bravery deserves respect. Educate yourself!"

Rick Scott, a Republican senator from Florida, also used X to call out the comedian. "This joke bombed for a reason. It's not funny and it's not true. Puerto Ricans are amazing people and amazing Americans!" he wrote in a post.

"@tonyhinchcliffe must be the biggest, stupidest asshole that ever came down the comedy pike," he wrote on X.

Trump's team is scrambling to contain the backlash. Campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in an interview on Fox News that Hinchcliffe made a "joke in poor taste", but also suggested that the incident was being overblown. "This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign," Danielle Alvarez, a Trump campaign spokesperson, said in a statement.

"This is what they think of us. Vote for @kamalaharris."

Several political action committees have seized the moment as an opportunity to grow support for the Harris campaign. Nuestro Pac, a Democratic Super Pac focused on Latinos, began sending texts on Monday after raising $30,000 to text all Puerto Rican voters in Pennsylvania following the Trump rally, the Washington Post reports.

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May 21, 2023 | 05:09