{"id":119236,"date":"2024-10-28T07:36:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T00:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119236"},"modified":"2024-10-28T07:36:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T00:36:49","slug":"comedian-at-trump-rally-makes-racist-jokes-about-latinos-and-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119236","title":{"rendered":"Comedian at Trump rally makes racist jokes about Latinos and Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">As former President Donald Trump courts the community\u2019s vote, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe crudely mocked Latinos \u2014 a key constituency for any winning campaign in 2024 \u2014 during preprogramming for the former president\u2019s Madison Square Garden rally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">With nine days remaining until the election, Trump gathered scores of his most popular surrogates and allies to rally thousands in midtown Manhattan, a reliably deep-blue area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Hinchcliffe, taking the first slot among nearly 30 warmup speakers, launched into a crude and disparaging set of jokes about the conflict in the Middle East, Black voters and Latinos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThese Latinos, they love making babies, too. Just know that they do,\u201d Hinchcliffe said, setting up his joke: \u201cThere\u2019s no pulling out. They don\u2019t do that. They c&#8211; inside, just like they did to our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A few moments later, the comedian took a second swing at a key voting bloc within the community: Puerto Ricans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThere\u2019s a lot going on. I don\u2019t know if you guys know this, but there\u2019s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it\u2019s called Puerto Rico,\u201d he said to a scattering of claps and jeers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He also told a joke about one of his Black \u201cbuddies\u201d and how they \u201ccarved watermelons\u201d together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A number of the opening speakers at the Madison Square Garden rally threw around vulgarities and demeaning comments about Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democratic politicians. Radio host Sid Rosenberg called Hillary Clinton &#8220;a sick son of a b&#8212;-&#8221; and David Rem, a Trump backer in New York City, said Harris was the &#8220;Antichrist.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Battleground Pennsylvania, where polling margins show a razor-thin race between Trump and Harris, is home to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/puerto-rico-voters-biden-harris-trip-rcna144383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> third-largest Puerto Rican diaspora in the country<\/a>. Last month, the former president invited<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/anuel-aas-endorsement-trump-pitch-pennsylvanias-latinos-rcna169097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Puerto Rican artist Anuel AA onstage at a rally<\/a> in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to publicly throw his support behind the Republican ticket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment about Hinchcliffe\u2019s jokes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Speaking on a livestream with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Sunday afternoon, Harris\u2019 running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, responded to the comedian\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWho is that jack-wad? Who is that guy?\u201d Walz asked after a clip of Hinchcliffe\u2019s joke played on their stream.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cPeople in Puerto Rico are citizens. They pay tax and they serve in the military at almost a higher rate than anybody else,\u201d Walz added, knocking Trump for his response to Hurricane Maria in 2017 \u2014 including a now-famous video clip of the then-president tossing paper towel rolls to Puerto Ricans seeking aid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cObviously, it\u2019s super upsetting to me,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said. \u201cI need people to understand that when you have some a-hole calling Puerto Rico floating garbage, know that that\u2019s what they think about you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Hinchcliffe <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TonyHinchcliffe\/status\/1850641658599399587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">later responded<\/a> on social media saying people like Walz and Ocasio-Cortez &#8220;have no sense of humor&#8221; and took his joke &#8220;out of context to make it seem racist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;I love Puerto Rico and vacation there. I made fun of everyone\u2026watch the whole set,&#8221; he added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But several Florida Republicans condemned Hinchcliffe&#8217;s remarks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rep. Mar\u00eda Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., also later wrote on social media that she was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MaElviraSalazar\/status\/1850660461441613952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disgusted<\/a>&#8221; by Hinchcliffe&#8217;s &#8220;racist comment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;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,&#8221; she wrote. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ScottforFlorida\/status\/1850671024204882016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This joke bombed for a reason<\/a>,&#8221; Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., posted on X. &#8220;It&#8217;s not funny and it&#8217;s not true. Puerto Ricans are amazing people and amazing Americans! I\u2019ve been to the island many times. It\u2019s a beautiful place. Everyone should visit! I will always do whatever I can to help any Puerto Rican in Florida or on the island.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">And Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., called Hinchcliffe&#8217;s comments &#8220;completely classless&#8221; and &#8220;in poor taste.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Puerto Rico is the crown jewel of the Caribbean &amp; home to many of the most patriotic Americans I know,&#8221; Gimenez <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CarlosGimenezFL\/status\/1850692548710318234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said on X<\/a>. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TonyHinchcliffe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TonyHinchcliffe<\/a> clearly isn\u2019t funny &amp; definitely doesn\u2019t reflect my values or those of the Republican Party.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Puerto Rico, which is home to over 3 million American citizens, according to the 2020 census, experienced significant outward migration to the mainland U.S. after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island territory in 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Puerto Ricans who live on the island are not eligible to vote in presidential elections (the commonwealth does hold elections and award delegates to both Democratic and Republican primary candidates) despite being U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But their relatives on the mainland can.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">Harris, for her part, unveiled her plan for Puerto Rico as she campaigned in Pennsylvania on Sunday, posting details to her social media accounts and adding a section to her campaign website. Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican rapper and singer, shared Harris\u2019 announcement with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/badbunnypr?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than 45 million Instagram followers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/comedian-trump-rally-makes-racist-jokes-latinos-puerto-rico-rcna177514\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As former President Donald Trump courts the community\u2019s vote, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe crudely mocked Latinos \u2014 a key constituency for any winning campaign in 2024 \u2014 during preprogramming for the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119236\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=119236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119236\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=119236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=119236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=119236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}