Speaking at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico “garbage” and made jokes about Black people eating watermelons. Veuer’s Matt Hoffman reports.
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00:00Even before it started, Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden drew comparisons
00:04to a 1939 Nazi rally in the same venue.
00:08And remarks at Trump's event Sunday by featured comedian Tony Hinchcliffe did little to refute
00:12the link.
00:13There's literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now.
00:17Yeah.
00:18I think it's called Puerto Rico.
00:19This cool black guy with a thing on his head, what the hell is that, a lampshade?
00:23Look at this guy!
00:24We had a Halloween party last night, we had fun, we carved watermelons together, it was
00:29awesome.
00:30Minnesota Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Walz and Representative Alexandria
00:34Ocasio-Cortez commented on Hinchcliffe's remarks during a livestream.
00:37Who is that jackpot?
00:39When you have some a-hole calling Puerto Rico floating garbage, know that that's what they
00:49think about you.
00:51That's just what they think about you, it's what they think about anyone who makes less
00:55money than them.
00:56Puerto Rican celebrities spoke out as well.
00:58On Instagram, Ricky Martin said in Spanish,
01:00This is what they think of us.
01:02Vote for Kamala Harris.
01:03And singer Bad Bunny endorsed Harris that same day.
01:06Trump senior adviser Daniel Alvarez told Newsweek,
01:09This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.