Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made headlines when he hurled racist remarks about Latinos and Black people and labeled Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage” during Donald Trump’s NYC rally, NBC News reports.
The rally, held on Oct. 27 at Madison Square Garden, brought out thousands of supporters who wanted to hear the Republican presidential candidate speak, just under 10 days until Election Day. Hinchcliffe was one of dozens of celebrities scheduled to speak. However, his tone-deaf and racist remarks drew considerable backlash. He attacked the island of Puerto Rico, which is a U.S. territory, to test the audience.
“There’s a lot going on like. I don’t know if you guys know this, but there is literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. Yeah, I think it’s called Puerto Rico,” he said, met with an awkward response.
“Okay, alright, we’re getting there. Again, normally, I don’t follow the national anthem.”
Before that, he joked about the amount of Latino babies being born, claiming the demographic loves “making babies.” “There’s no pulling out. They don’t do that. They come inside, just like they did to our country,” Hinchcliffe said.
Known for his comedic roasting capabilities, Hinchcliffe turned his attention to Black people, pointing out a Black man in the crowd. The unidentified man had something on his head that the comedian called a “lampshade.” “Cool Black guy with the thing on his head. What the hell is that a lampshade? Look at this guy. Wow,” he said.
“I’m just kidding. That’s one of my buddies. He had a Halloween party last night. We had fun. We carved watermelons together. It was awesome.”
He wasn’t the only speaker who used their time at the podium to spout racist and hurtful remarks about the Democratic Party and Vice President Kamala Harris. David Rem, Trump’s childhood friend, called Harris the “Antichrist” while media host Tucker Carlson attacked Harris’ resume and miscategorized her racial identity.
“It’s going to be pretty tough for them. Say Kamala Harris got 85 million votes because she’s so impressive. She’s the first Samoan Malaysian low-IQ former California prosecutor ever to be elected president,” he said.
Following Hinchcliffe’s comments, Harris received an influx
of support from famous Puerto Ricans, including pop star Bad Bunny. Just minutes later, he endorsed the candidate by using a video of Harris calling Trump out for his response to Hurricane Maria in 2017.Some of the heaviest backlash came from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y), who, as a Puerto Rican, was offended by the remarks and chimed in while streaming on Twitch with Vice Presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. After identifying who the comedian was, she labeled his comments as “disappointing.” “I need people to understand that when you have some a-hole calling Puerto Rico floating garbage, know that that’s what they think about you,” she said.
According to ABC 6, Trump’s campaign didn’t think the joke was funny. Senior
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