Former President Trump on Tuesday shrugged off the furor over a racist joke told by a comedian at his Madison Square Garden rally. Trump made his first on-camera comments about the backlash over Tony Hinchcliffe’s remarks in which he compared Puerto Rico to a “floating island of garbage.” “What they’ve done is taken somebody that … Read more
Lisa Harmony issued a warning to Donald Trump while standing outside her small grocery store in a predominantly Puerto Rican neighborhood of Allentown, Pennsylvania, one of the cities that will play a crucial role in next week’s US election. Two days after a right-wing comedian at a massive Trump rally in New York City referred … Read more
During a Trump rally, a speaker referred to Puerto Rico as ‘a floating island of garbage’ At a Donald Trump rally, a comedian called Tony Hinchcliffe made offensive remarks about Puerto Rico, leading to backlash from both Republicans and Democrats who accused him of racism. Hinchcliffe, also known as Kill Tony, delivered a series of … Read more
Vice President Harris vowed to launch “a new Puerto Rico Opportunity Economy Task Force” in the case she wins the presidency in a video posted Sunday to Instagram. “As president, I will bring down the cost of housing, invest in small businesses and entrepreneurs and fight to finally secure equal access to programs that strengthen … Read more
Multiple Republican lawmakers have denounced comments from a speaker at former President Trump’s rally in New York on Sunday about Puerto Rico. At the rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe said “I don’t know if you know this but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the … Read more