Former President Trump stated he has “no concept” who comic Tony Hinchcliffe is after the comedian ignited a firestorm of controversy over the weekend at his rally in New York Metropolis’s Madison Sq. Backyard, calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of rubbish.”
“I don’t know who he’s. Anyone stated there was a comic that joked about Puerto Rico or one thing. And I don’t know who it was. By no means noticed him. By no means heard of him, and do not need to hear of him. However I don’t know,” Trump informed “Hannity” in an interview set to air Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. “They put a comic in, which all people does, you throw comedians in, you do not vet them and go loopy. It is no one’s fault. However someone stated some unhealthy issues.”
Hinchcliffe obtained a wave of condemnation and criticism from either side of the political aisle, together with from Republican Florida Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio and Florida Reps. Carlos Gimenez and MarÃa Elvira Salazar.
US comic Tony Hinchcliffe speaks throughout a marketing campaign rally for former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York on October 27, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP through Getty Photos)
Danielle Alvarez, a senior adviser to the Trump marketing campaign, stated in an announcement to Fox Information Digital that the Puerto Rico joke “doesn’t mirror the views of President Trump or the marketing campaign.”
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Trump doubled down on his data of Hinchcliffe, telling Fox Information host Sean Hannity, “Now what they’ve accomplished is taken someone that has nothing to do with the occasion, has nothing to do with us, stated one thing, they usually attempt to make a giant deal. However I do not know who it’s.”
“I do not even know who put him in, and I can not think about it is a massive deal. I’ve accomplished extra for Puerto Rico than any president I believe that is ever – that is ever been president,” Trump claimed.
Former President Trump sits down with Fox Information host Sean Hannity. ((Screenshot/Hannity))
Puerto Rican singer Dangerous Bunny shared a marketing campaign video from Vice President Kamala Harris to his tens of millions of followers on Instagram within the wake of the crass joke about her plans for the U.S. territory.
The Harris-Walz marketing campaign took intention at Trump for his administration’s “failed” preparation and response to Hurricane Maria in 2017, which devastated the island and left 1000’s useless.
“Trump didn’t acknowledge the dimensions of Puerto Ricans’ struggling—as an alternative, he patted himself on the again and lied in regards to the loss of life toll whereas most of Puerto Rico lived with out clear water and electrical energy. Moderately than ship significant reduction for Puerto Ricans, he visited the island to toss paper towels at a crowd,” learn a portion of the marketing campaign’s four-page plan for Puerto Rico.
Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks throughout a marketing campaign rally at The Alan Horwitz “Sixth Man” Middle on October 27, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photos)
Fashionable Puerto Rican rapper and singer Don Omar, who boasts tens of millions of followers throughout his social media platforms, introduced Tuesday he’s supporting Harris.
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“Puerto Rico is my homeland and my identification, and right this moment greater than ever, I elevate my island’s flag with delight. Listening to such racist and disdainful phrases directed at my residence and at Latinos is heartbreaking. Trump has proven us, again and again, what he thinks of us, and the considered him and his administration again in energy is deeply regarding,” he wrote in a submit on X, previously Twitter.Â
Don Omar performs at Coca-Cola Coliseum on March 15, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. (Jeremychanphotography/Getty Photos)
Norberto Dominguez, a precinct captain with the native Democratic occasion in Allentown, Pa., which is residence to a big Puerto Rican inhabitants, informed Politico that Hinchcliffe’s feedback have been “spreading like wildfire by way of the neighborhood.”
“It’s not the neatest factor to do, to insult individuals — a big group of voters right here in a swing state — after which go to their residence asking for votes,” Dominguez stated.
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Trump is slated to carry a marketing campaign rally on the PPL Middle in Allentown Tuesday evening.
