{"id":119639,"date":"2024-10-29T09:55:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T02:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119639"},"modified":"2024-10-29T09:55:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T02:55:04","slug":"puerto-ricans-in-must-win-state-say-trump-rally-joke-wont-be-forgotten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119639","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Ricans in must-win state say Trump rally joke won\u2019t be forgotten"},"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 data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In the North Philadelphia neighbourhood of Fairhill, signs of Puerto Rico are never far off.  The US island territory&#8217;s red, white and blue flag adorns homes and businesses, and the sounds of salsa and reggaet\u00f3n boom from passing cars and restaurants selling fried plantains and spit-roasted pork. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The area is the beating heart of Philadelphia&#8217;s more than 90,000-strong Puerto Rican population and forms a key part of Pennsylvania&#8217;s Latino community, which both the Democrats and Republicans have sought to woo ahead of the 5 November election.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But on Monday morning, many locals were left seething at a joke made at Donald Trump&#8217;s rally the night before in New York, in which comic Tony Hinchcliffe described Puerto Rico as an &#8220;island of garbage&#8221;. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The joke, some said, could come back to haunt the Republicans <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c7v6jgj8q8vo\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">in a key swing state <!-- --><\/a>that Democrats won by a narrow margin of 1.17% &#8211; about 82,000 votes &#8211; in 2020. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;The campaign just hurt itself, so much. It&#8217;s crazy to me,&#8221; said Ivonne Torres Miranda, a local resident who said she remains disillusioned by both candidates &#8211; Republican Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris &#8211; with just eight days to go in the campaign.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Even if he [Mr Hinchcliffe ] was joking &#8211; you don&#8217;t joke like that. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;We&#8217;re Puerto Ricans. We have dignity, and we have pride,&#8221; she told the BBC, speaking in rapid-fire Spanish with a strong Puerto Rican accent. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;You&#8217;ve got to think before saying things.&#8221; <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In the aftermath, the Trump campaign was quick to distance itself from Mr Hinchcliffe&#8217;s joke, with a spokesman saying the remark &#8220;does not reflect the views&#8221; of Trump or his campaign.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Harris campaign pounced on the joke, with the vice-president pointing to the comment as a sign that Trump is &#8220;fanning the fuel of trying to divide&#8221; Americans. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Her views were echoed by Puerto Rican celebrities Bad Bunny and Jennifer Lopez, who both endorsed Harris on Sunday.  <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A campaign official told CBS, the BBC&#8217;s US partner, that the controversy was a political gift to the Democrats. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Some Puerto Rican residents agree with that assessment. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;[The joke] just put it in the bag for us. He literally just gave us the win,&#8221; said Jessie Ramos, a Harris supporter. &#8220;He has no idea how hard the Latino community is going to come out and support Kamala Harris.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Residents of Puerto Rico &#8211; a US island territory in the Caribbean &#8211; are unable to vote in presidential elections, but the large diaspora in the US can. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Across Pennsylvania, about 600,000 eligible voters are Latino. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">More than 470,000 of them are Puerto Ricans &#8211; one of the largest concentrations in the country and a potential deciding factor in a state where polls show Harris and Trump in an extremely tight race. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">North Philadelphia in particular has been a target for Harris, who on Sunday made a campaign stop at Freddy &amp; Tony&#8217;s, a Puerto Rican restaurant and community hub in Fairhill.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The same day, Harris unveiled a new policy platform for Puerto Rico, promising economic development and improved disaster relief and accusing Trump of having &#8220;abandoned and insulted&#8221; the island during Hurricane Maria in 2017. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Whether or not this will sway Puerto Rican voters remains to be seen. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Freddy &amp; Tony&#8217;s owner, Dalma Santiago, told the BBC that she is not sure whether the joke will make a difference but that she believed that it was heard &#8220;loud and clear&#8221; in Fairhill and other Puerto Rican communities. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Everybody has their own opinion,&#8221; she told the BBC. &#8220;But nobody will be forgetting that one.&#8221; <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Similarly, Moses Santana, a 13-year US Army veteran who works at a harm reduction facility in Fairhill, said he is unsure of the joke&#8217;s impact.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In an interview with the BBC on a Fairhill street corner, Mr Santana said the area is traditionally weary of politicians of all kinds, with many believing that both parties have failed to address socio-economic issues, crime and drug abuse there. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Folks around here tend not to get what they ask for,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Even when they vote.&#8221; <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">On Tuesday, Trump will campaign in Allentown, a town of about 125,000 in central Pennsylvania where about 33,000 people identify as Puerto Rican. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But even among Trump supporters in Pennsylvania&#8217;s wider Latino community, the joke was poorly received. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">That included Republican voter Jessenia Anderson, a Puerto Rican resident from the town of Johnstown about 240 miles (386 km) west of Philadelphia. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ms Anderson, a military veteran who was born in New York&#8217;s heavily Puerto Rican Lower East Side, is a frequent attendee of Trump rallies in Pennsylvania. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She described the joke as &#8220;deeply offensive&#8221; and said the routine felt &#8220;wildly out of place&#8221; &#8211; and implored her fellow Republicans to engage in &#8220;thoughtful and respectful conversations&#8221;. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But Ms Anderson has no plan to switch her vote.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;My belief in the party&#8217;s potential to make a positive impact remains strong,&#8221; she said. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I hope they will approach Latino voters with the respect they deserve.&#8221; <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<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<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.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cgj7689v757o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the North Philadelphia neighbourhood of Fairhill, signs of Puerto Rico are never far off. 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