{"id":119611,"date":"2024-10-29T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T01:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119611"},"modified":"2024-10-29T08:00:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T01:00:46","slug":"tony-hincliffes-workshopped-trump-rally-racist-puerto-rico-remarks-at-comedy-club-the-night-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119611","title":{"rendered":"Tony Hincliffe&#8217;s workshopped Trump rally racist Puerto Rico remarks at comedy club the night before"},"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=\"\">The comedian who let loose a series of racist jokes, some about Puerto Rico, at former President Donald Trump\u2019s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday night workshopped the material the night before at a local comedy club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, called Puerto Rico a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/comedian-trump-rally-makes-racist-jokes-latinos-puerto-rico-rcna177514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">floating island of garbage<\/a>\u201d to warm up the New York City crowd \u2014 drawing immediate criticism from across the political spectrum and derailing what was supposed to be a night highlighting Trump in the final stretch of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It was not the first time Hinchcliffe had used the Puerto Rico line \u2014 he practiced it at The Stand comedy club in New York City, where he made a surprise appearance Saturday night, according to an NBC News producer and three other people who happened to be in the audience. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The joke did not draw laughs, just a handful of awkward chuckles. Hinchcliffe told the audience that he would be performing at the Madison Square Garden rally the next day and said multiple times during his routine that he would get a better reaction \u201ctomorrow at the rally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Trump campaign was asked Monday on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DBrMV1zObtr\/?igsh=MWs1azBwN3Y3c2EzcA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noticias Telemundo<\/a>\u00a0whether it was aware of Hinchcliffe\u2019s jokes in advance. Vianca Rodr\u00edguez, the deputy director of Hispanic communications for the Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign, said in Spanish that \u201cthey don\u2019t have absolute control\u201d over what speakers say, though she was asked about the fact that Hinchcliffe was reading from a teleprompter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">On Monday, Trump\u2019s campaign referred NBC News to senior adviser Danielle Alvarez\u2019s statement on Sunday, which stated, \u201cThis joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Hinchcliffe, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tonyhinchcliffe\/status\/1850641658599399587?s=42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted Sunday<\/a> after the controversy that the joke was &#8220;taken out of context to make it seem racist. I love Puerto Rico and vacation there.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">&#8216;Taken it to another level&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Many in the Puerto Rican community said they feel the sting of the remarks, saying they especially put the focus back on the criticism Trump got for his handling of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/storyline\/puerto-rico-crisis\/anniversary-hurricane-maria-puerto-ricans-mourn-look-back-n910276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Maria\u00a0<\/a>while he was president. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The criticism and the controversy over Hinchcliffe\u2019s joke \u2014 which Trump himself did not disavow when he addressed the rally or later \u2014 are now at the forefront as the two presidential candidates vie for the support of Puerto Rican voters, especially those who remain undecided. Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. mainland are <a href=\"https:\/\/latino.si.edu\/exhibitions\/presente\/shaping-nation\/latino-voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the nation\u2019s second-largest group of Latino eligible voters<\/a> after Mexican Americans.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In Pennsylvania, Rafael Collazo, executive director of the Latino advocacy organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unidosusaf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UnidosUS Action Fund<\/a>, told NBC News on Monday morning he has been getting calls from indignant Puerto Ricans volunteering to knock on doors in Philadelphia and Reading in support of Vice President Kamala Harris. There, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/latino\/democrats-ramp-efforts-turn-puerto-rican-voters-pennsylvania-rcna172216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Puerto Rican voters stand to be a deciding electorate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unidosusaf.org\/news\/statement-endorsing-kamala-harris-for-president-of-the-united-states-from--unidosus-action-fund-president-janet-murguia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which endorsed Harris in July<\/a>, has been knocking on the doors of more than 20,000 Puerto Rican and other Latino voters in the state and has reached many others through phone banking. But the controversy over the racist remarks &#8220;has taken it to another level,&#8221; Collazo said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThis is just a great reminder of what a potential Trump presidency would mean for the Puerto Rican community, and it would mean great harm,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The controversy ended up bringing more attention to Harris, because the racist remarks came hours after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DBorR6TPpZ3\/?igsh=MWYyMzg5cXVjb3RncQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her plan<\/a> &#8220;to help<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1850717564378247205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> build a brighter future for Puerto Rico<\/a>&#8221; was released and she visited a Puerto Rican restaurant in Philadelphia. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Shortly after Harris unveiled her Puerto Rico proposals Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/latino\/bad-bunny-puerto-rico-voting-2024-election-rcna169739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">global reggaeton star Bad Bunny<\/a> reposted her videos, including her criticism of Trump&#8217;s handling of the hurricane, to his 45 million followers \u2014 giving her his long-sought endorsement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Apart from Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican singer Marc Anthony slammed Trump for his actions during Hurricane Maria as he endorsed Harris, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DBrVlHcSlr_\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posting on Instagram<\/a>: \u201cI remember after Hurricane Maria devastated our island\u2026 Trump blocked billions in relief \u2026 while thousands died. I remember that when our families lacked clean water and electricity, Trump threw paper towels and called Puerto Rico \u2018dirty\u2019 and \u2018poor.\u2019\u201d He added he was not \u201csurprised,\u201d because Trump \u201claunched his campaign by calling Latinos criminals and rapists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/storyline\/puerto-rico-crisis\/year-after-hurricane-maria-puerto-ricans-rebuild-amid-setbacks-n907086\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 2017 hurricane<\/a>, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/latino\/trump-administration-doubles-down-opposition-puerto-rico-funding-drawing-criticism-n988181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">repeatedly opposed disaster funding<\/a> for Puerto Rico as <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/66ce025bff4a4ed4bf08a48593547d8e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he disputed<\/a> and failed to acknowledge Maria&#8217;s death toll \u2014 almost\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/storyline\/puerto-rico-crisis\/hurricane-maria-death-toll-puerto-rico-may-be-closer-2-n904426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3,000 people\u00a0<\/a>in the U.S. territory, making it the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/pictures\/worst-hurricanes-us-history-2024-10-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deadliest hurricane in the U.S. in 100 years<\/a>.\u00a0Trump also drew attention for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nightly-news\/video\/donald-trump-blames-poor-leadership-fake-news-after-criticism-of-puerto-rico-response-1059077187758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disparaging statements about\u00a0Puerto Rico\u00a0after\u00a0Maria<\/a>, including \u201cthey want everything to be done for them,\u201d and for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/latino\/puerto-rico-officials-correct-criticize-trump-s-comments-actions-n807461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tossing paper towels<\/a>\u00a0in a visit to the island after the deadly hurricane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">During his presidency, Congress approved a total of $20 billion in federal housing funds for Puerto Rico&#8217;s post-hurricane reconstruction, a historic amount. But the Trump administration blocked Puerto Rico from receiving such funds and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/latino\/new-probe-confirms-trump-officials-blocked-puerto-rico-receiving-hurri-rcna749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obstructed a government probe looking into officials who withheld the aid<\/a>, according to a Department of Housing and Urban Development <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hudoig.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-04\/HUD%20OIG%20Final%20Report_2019SU008945I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Inspector General report<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241028-Tony-Hinchcliffe-al-0958-ce7fae.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241028-Tony-Hinchcliffe-al-0958-ce7fae.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241028-Tony-Hinchcliffe-al-0958-ce7fae.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241028-Tony-Hinchcliffe-al-0958-ce7fae.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241028-Tony-Hinchcliffe-al-0958-ce7fae.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Hinchcliffe\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Tony Hinchcliffe at a rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday.<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Peter W. Stevenson \/ The Washington Post via Getty Images file <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">On Monday, as Harris left for Michigan after she campaigned in Pennsylvania, <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.nbcnewstools.net\/nbcnews\/content\/edit\/racist-puerto-rico-remarks-dredge-criticism-trumps-handling-hurricane\/177587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she told reporters<\/a> her <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1850667731353317595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Puerto Rico plan<\/a> would focus on the \u201copportunity economy\u201d and creating a task force that would focus on the island&#8217;s specific needs, including addressing the deteriorated electrical grid and improving public-private partnerships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Harris also touted the support she has received from Puerto Rican celebrities who say they echo the voices of those who \u201cwant a president that\u2019s about uplifting the people and not berating and calling America a garbage can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Apart from Bad Bunny and Marc Anthony, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/bad-bunny-jennifer-lopez-ricky-martin-kamala-harris-puerto-rico-insults-trump-rally-1236046350\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin<\/a>, Lin-Manuel Miranda and \u201cDespacito\u201d singer Luis Fonsi shared Harris\u2019 plan for Puerto Rico on their Instagram stories. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The controversy also elicited numerous TikTok videos from Puerto Ricans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@m0n1del\/video\/7430739983356513579?_r=1&amp;_t=8qvcNeDUcKE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posting beautiful scenes of the tropical island <\/a>juxtaposed with the &#8220;floating island of garbage remarks.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/latino.si.edu\/exhibitions\/presente\/shaping-nation\/latino-voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Puerto Ricans <\/a>have become a highly sought-after electorate for both the Harris and the Trump campaigns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Battleground Pennsylvania, where polling margins show a razor-thin race, is home to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/puerto-rico-voters-biden-harris-trip-rcna144383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0third-largest Puerto Rican diaspora in the country<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">More than half of the nearly 580,000 eligible Latino voters in Pennsylvania are of Puerto Rican descent. Considering that the last presidential election in the state was decided by less than 81,000 votes, Puerto Rican voters \u201ccould be decisive\u201d this year if they turn out, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/latinodatahub.org\/#\/research\/voter-profile-pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Latino Policy &amp; Politics Institute<\/a>\u00a0at UCLA, whereas turnout has been low in the past, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/latinodatahub.org\/#\/research\/voter-profile-pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data from the institute<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Republican Party of Pennsylvania is leading efforts to engage Latino and Puerto Rican voters in the state. The organization did not respond to an email asking whether Hinchcliffe&#8217;s comments were having an effect on its efforts to mobilize the electorate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">Several members of the Republican Party who have vocally supported Trump, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MaElviraSalazar\/status\/1850660461441613952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Mar\u00eda Elvira Salazar<\/a>, R-Fla., <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/scottforflorida\/status\/1850671024204882016?s=42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sen. Rick Scott<\/a>, R-Fla., and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jenniffer\/status\/1850678188751433891?s=42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonz\u00e1lez-Col\u00f3n, Puerto Rico\u2019s nonvoting member of Congress<\/a> and the candidate for governor for the island\u2019s pro-statehood party, criticized the racist expressions while also trying to argue the remarks did \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jenniffer\/status\/1850678188751433891?s=42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not represent the values of the GOP<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.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\/news\/latino\/tony-hinchcliffe-trump-rally-racist-puerto-rico-remarks-rcna177587\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The comedian who let loose a series of racist jokes, some about Puerto Rico, at former President Donald Trump\u2019s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday night workshopped the material the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119611\" 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-119611","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\/119611","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=119611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119611\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=119611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=119611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=119611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}