NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden, billed as a triumphant homecoming, turned into a political fiasco on Sunday night as a pro-Trump comedian’s racist diatribe drew furious condemnation, including from prominent Republicans. The rally, held just more than a week before Election Day, was intended to serve as a platform for Trump to make his closing argument. But the racist slurs and vulgarity of the former president’s opening acts were so striking — and sparked such backlash — that his campaign was left on the defensive and issued a disavowal. The event began with comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, host of the “Kill Tony” podcast, who opened the rally with a set replete with slurs about Latinos, African Americans and other groups that Trump’s campaign is actively targeting to turn out for the former president. Latinos “love making babies. There’s no pulling out. They come inside, just like they do to our country,” Hinchcliffe said to laughter inside the arena. He added: “There’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico.” His racist remarks drew swift rebuke from across the political spectrum, including from a pair of prominent congressional Republicans from Florida and New York. GOP Rep. María Elvira Salazar wrote on X that she was “disgusted” by his “racist” rhetoric that “does not reflect GOP values.” Sen. Rick Scott denounced the “joke” as “not funny” and “not true.” And Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) said on social media that “the only thing that’s ‘garbage’ was a bad comedy set.” David Urban, a Republican strategist and Trump ally who is close to the campaign, posted to X, “I understand that his K*ll Tony podcast is wildly popular, but I thought he was unfunny and unfortunately offended many of our friends from Puerto Rico. #TrumpLovesPR.” https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/27/trumps-madison-square-garden-racist-00185770
Although the Trump campaign is attempting to distance from a racist joke about Puerto Rico made by Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian’s remarks were pre-loaded into a teleprompter, indicating that they would likely have been vetted by the campaign in advance, the Daily Beast reports.
Either that, or it wasn't reviewed with a fine toothed comb, they gave him leeway to write his own material... since he is a comedian, and the joke didn't land. Oh no, I'm offended again! GET OUT OF MY RALLY! CENSOR FREE SPEECH!
Don't censor, go all out. Start with the N word and use every slur against every demographic, that's what MAGGots really want when they say 'FWEEEE SPEECH'
True. Dismissing Puerto Rico as a ‘floating island of garbage,’ then mocked Hispanics as failing to use birth control, Jews as cheap and Palestinians as rock-throwers, and called out a Black man in the audience with a reference to watermelon.
Let me make it easier for you. When MAGGOTS whine about free speech, what they are really upset about is not being able to say racist things openly. Do you understand now?