'Offensive' jokes at Trump MSG rally launch wave of criticism from Latinos

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe came under fire for comments made about Latinos and Puerto Rico at former President Donald Trump’s Sunday campaign rally.

Latino political strategist responds to Puerto Rico jokes at Trump MSG rally

ABC News speaks with Latino Victory Fund chair Luis Miranda after a comedian at former President Trump's NYC rally called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."

As Trump courts the Latino vote, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe makes racist jokes at MSG rally

As Donald Trump courts the community’s vote, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe crudely mocked Latinos during the pre-program of the former president’s Madison Square Garden rally.

Trump rally at MSG features offensive, crude commentary

Thousands descended on Madison Square Garden on Sunday for former President Donald Trump's campaign rally.

Trump says he's the opposite of a Nazi as fallout continues from racist jokes at MSG rally

Former President Donald Trump told supporters at a rally in Atlanta on Thursday, "I'm not a Nazi. I'm the opposite of a Nazi." The comment came after his former chief of staff, John Kelly, told the ...

Why the racist jokes at Trump's rally fell so flat, according to comedians

Fellow comics were among the most vocal critics of Tony Hinchcliffe, whose recent jokes at at former President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday bombed.

Harris cuts ad featuring MSG Trump rally Puerto Rico 'garbage' joke

Vice President Harris’s campaign wasted no time making hay of the backlash against a crude comedy set at former President Trump’s Madison Square Garden (MSG) rally on Sunday. The Harris campaign on ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Harris, Trump back on trail after Trump MSG rally overshadowed by offensive remarks

Former President Donald Trump's campaign sought to distance themselves from an offensive joke about Puerto Rico at Madison Square Garden before Trump spoke.

Tony Hinchcliffe defends his Puerto Rico jokes from Trump rally

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe is defending his jokes about Puerto Rico at former President Trump's New York City rally on Sunday after facing significant backlash from figures across the political ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Candidates for Congress seize on comments stemming from Trump rally "garbage" joke

Since comedian Tony Hinchcliffe told a racist joke about Puerto Ricans at a rally for Donald Trump Sunday, congressional candidates have been trying to use the comment to their advantage.

Former GOP strategist: 'Garbage' remark from MSG rally could cost Trump election

Former Republican strategist Mark McKinnon said Monday he thinks the comedian who made the controversial joke calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” last week could cost former ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

Aubrey Plaza calls out Tony Hinchcliffe's Puerto Rico joke from Trump rally

Actress Aubrey Plaza on Tuesday took aim at comedian Tony Hinchcliffe for calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” during a New York City rally for former President Trump on Sunday. “I ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Comedian mocks Latinos at Trump’s NYC rally

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe crudely mocked Latinos and Puerto Rico at former President Donald Trump’s rally in New York City. The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment about ...

No NY Republican House candidates in key contests speaking at Trump MSG rally

There are no New York Republican candidates in pivotal House races speaking at former President Trump's rally in Madison Square Garden on Sunday, a list of speakers released by his campaign showed. ...

Politics - The Hill - October 26

DNC projects message tying Trump to Hitler on MSG during rally

Sunday marks the first time the DNC is projecting counterprogramming onto a building while Trump will be inside it, but it's far from the first time Democrats have deployed the technique.

2024 election updates: Trump concludes MSG rally with anti-immigrant rhetoric

Donald Trump and some prominent supporters will speak at a rally at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Harris slams 'nonsense' at MSG Trump rally: 'That's why people are exhausted with him'

Vice President Harris on Monday said former President Trump's rally a night earlier at Madison Square Garden in New York City, which was marked by racist and sexist comments from multiple speakers ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Republicans asks Supreme Court to prevent some Pa. ballots from being provisionally counted

Former President Barack Obama and singer Bruce Springsteen will appear in Philadelphia today as Vice President Kamala Harris continues to lean on star power in the final days of the campaign.

GOP voices frustration, disgust over Trump MSG rally

Republicans are expressing frustration about controversial remarks made at former President Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, worrying it could complicate the party’s outreach to Hispanic, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Trump’s Use of Profanity Was Already Growing Before the MSG Rally

In former President Donald J. Trump’s third campaign for the White House, his speeches have grown coarser and coarser.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

Puerto Rican stars decry 'willful ignorance' at Trump MSG rally

A trifecta of Puerto Rican superstars combined forces in a new opinion piece for the New York Times to condemn the “willful ignorance” of former President Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden on ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Speaker Johnson fields questions from Latino voters about ‘stupid’ Puerto Rico joke

BETHLEHEM, Pa. —Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at a Pennsylvania get-out-the-vote event on Monday evening criticized a comedian’s Puerto Rico joke at former President Trump’s Madison Square Garden ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Latino support for Trump increases from 2020

Vice President Kamala Harris is winning the Latino vote over former President Donald Trump nationwide. NBC News’ Hallie Jackson details why this matters and notes that support for Trump has grown ...

Trump holds rally in Pennsylvania city with Latino-majority population

It comes after a racist comments about Puerto Rico at his New York rally.

Trump rallies Latino voters in Pennsylvania as campaign focuses on Biden's remark

Former President Trump and other Republicans were quick to jump on comments from President Biden as Trump's campaign sought to pivot away from the controversy over racist remarks at his mega-rally ...

Harris steps up Latino outreach amid Trump rally fallout

Vice President Harris is stepping up her outreach to Latino voters in the final days of the election as former President Trump grapples with the fallout from his Madison Square Garden rally. ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Harris campaign pounces on Trump rally " garbage" remarks in push for Latino vote

Harris' campaign believes that rhetoric is helping boost Harris with late-breaking battleground voters — by double digits.

Trump spokesperson: Rally comedian made joke in 'poor taste'

Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said jokes made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe about Puerto Rico, Jews and other minorities at former President Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday night ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Trump seeks to disavow comic’s racist jokes at Madison Square Garden rally

Ex-president said Tony Hinchcliffe, who called Puerto Rico ‘an island of garbage’, ‘probably’ shouldn’t have been at rally. US elections 2024 – live updates The Republican presidential ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Harris rejects Tony Hinchcliffe's racist remarks about Puerto Rico at Trump MSG rally as 'nonsense'

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris said GOP nominee Donald Trump is "fixated on his grievances, on himself and on dividing our country."

Business - CNBC - October 28

Pennsylvania Democrat says someone ‘should have been fired’ over Trump MSG rally

Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) said she thinks someone “should have been fired” over former President Trump’s rally earlier this week at Madison Square Garden. “Why isn’t somebody fired for that?” ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Biden reacts to racist, offensive comments at Trump Madison Square Garden rally

President Biden cast his ballot in Delaware and reacted to offensive and racist comments made at a Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden. Mr. Biden called the comments "embarrassing" while ...

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