Former President Trump stated he has “no idea” 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 garbage.”
“I don’t know who he’s. Any person 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 instructed “Hannity” in an interview set to air Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. “They put a comedian in, which everybody does, you throw comedians in, you don’t vet them and go crazy. It’s nobody’s fault. But somebody said some bad things.”
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 María 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 by way of Getty Photographs)
Danielle Alvarez, a senior adviser to the Trump marketing campaign, stated in a press release to Fox Information Digital that the Puerto Rico joke “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.”
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Trump doubled down on his information of Hinchcliffe, telling Fox Information host Sean Hannity, “Now what they’ve done is taken somebody that has nothing to do with the party, has nothing to do with us, said something, and they try and make a big deal. But I don’t know who it is.”
“I don’t even know who put him in, and I can’t imagine it’s a big deal. I’ve done more for Puerto Rico than any president I think that’s ever – that’s 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 thousands and thousands 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 goal at Trump for his administration’s “failed” preparation and response to Hurricane Maria in 2017, which devastated the island and left hundreds lifeless.
“Trump did not acknowledge the scale of Puerto Ricans’ suffering—instead, he patted himself on the back and lied about the death toll while most of Puerto Rico lived without clean water and electricity. Rather than deliver meaningful relief 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” Heart on October 27, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photographs)
In style Puerto Rican rapper and singer Don Omar, who boasts thousands and thousands of followers throughout his social media platforms, introduced Tuesday he’s supporting Harris.
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“Puerto Rico is my homeland and my identity, and today more than ever, I raise my island’s flag with pride. Hearing such racist and disdainful words directed at my home and at Latinos is heartbreaking. Trump has shown us, time and again, what he thinks of us, and the thought of him and his administration back in power is deeply concerning,” he wrote in a publish on X, previously Twitter.
Don Omar performs at Coca-Cola Coliseum on March 15, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. (Jeremychanphotography/Getty Photographs)
Norberto Dominguez, a precinct captain with the native Democratic get together in Allentown, Pa., which is house to a big Puerto Rican inhabitants, instructed Politico that Hinchcliffe’s feedback had been “spreading like wildfire through the community.”
“It’s not the smartest thing to do, to insult people — a large group of voters here in a swing state — and then go to their home asking for votes,” Dominguez stated.
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Trump is slated to carry a marketing campaign rally on the PPL Heart in Allentown Tuesday night time.
