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Morning Report — Trump, Puerto Rico and the October surprise?
In today’s issue: One week to go. Seven days before Election Day, Vice President Harris and former President Trump are making their closing arguments to voters, and their last-week appearances ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Harris rally in North Carolina, campaign faces backlash for Biden "garbage" comment
Vice President Kamala Harris held a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, a day after making her closing argument in Washington, D.C. Harris' remarks are being clouded by backlash over President ...Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
Rally Backlash Puts Trump on the Defensive
Also, North Korean troops were deployed to help Russian forces. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
Beyoncé at Kamala Harris rally says ‘time for America to sing a new song’ – US politics live
Harris campaign says crowd of 30,000 is largest to date, while Trump is delayed for rally in swing-state Michigan. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are tied at 48% , according to a new poll by ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
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 ...Top stories - NBC News - October 27 -
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.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
Trump rally comedian apologizing 'to absolutely nobody'
The comedian who told a series of off-color jokes about Puerto Rico and Latinos at President-elect Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally says he is not sorry for the controversy his set caused. “I ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Biden says ‘garbage’ remark was aimed at comedian, not Trump supporters
Edited video clip of president’s remarks suggests he insulted Trump backers, but his wording is unclear. Joe Biden put out a statement that he had “meant to say” earlier on Tuesday that a pro-Trump ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Trump’s ‘track record’ of attacks on Puerto Rico is 'clear,' says Democratic lawmaker
Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) joins Meet the Press NOW to react to the racist and offensive comments by speakers at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally.Politics - NBC News - October 28 -
Former Puerto Rico Mayor says Trump should be 'stopped'
Former San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz spoke with NBC News' Tom Llamas over the comments made at former President Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden.Politics - NBC News - October 29 -
The Memo: Trump campaign struggles to contain Puerto Rico October surprise
The Trump campaign is struggling to contain an October surprise of its own making, just one week from Election Day. A racist remark by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, one of many warm-up speakers for ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Evening Report — Trump camp seeks to contain Puerto Rico fallout
🎤 Plus: Harris preps her closing argument {beacon} Evening Report © AP Photo/Mike Stewart/Evan Vucci Trump camp seeks to contain Puerto Rico fallout Former President Trump will visit the ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Trump claims he’s done more than anyone for Puerto Rico
Former President Donald Trump claimed he has "done more" for Puerto Rico than any other president. The comments came despite his administration withholding about $20 billion in hurricane relief for ...Politics - NBC News - October 29 -
Biden appears to call Trump supporters ‘garbage’
President Biden sparked backlash on Tuesday when he appeared to compare supporters of former President Trump to garbage after commenting on a racist joke a comedian made at a Trump rally days ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
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 -
Who Is Tony Hinchcliffe, the Trump Rally Comedian Criticized for Racist Comments?
Known for insult-style comedy, he took aim at Latinos, African Americans, Palestinians and Jews at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, and called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
Harris to Michigan, Trump to Georgia as comedian's offensive rally comments go viral
Vice President Kamala Harris has responded to the offensive and racist comments that comedian Tony Hinchcliffe delivered during former President Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden. This ...Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
Trump campaign under fire for comedian's racist and sexist comments at rally
Many Republicans are trying to distance themselves from racist and sexist comments that were made at Donald Trump's rally in New York City on Sunday. In addition to Trump's usual attacks on Vice ...Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
Peter Navarro on Trump rally comedian: 'Biggest, stupidest a‑‑hole'
Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro blasted comedian Tony Hinchcliffe as the “stupidest a‑‑hole" after he joked that Puerto Rico is “a floating island of garbage” during his speech at ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Jon Stewart: Having 'roast comedian' at Trump rally 'probably not the best decision'
Jon Stewart is defending a controversial comic at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden event who compared Puerto Rico to a "floating pile of garbage," casting blame on the former president's ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Americans in Puerto Rico can't vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race
Residents say a speaker calling Puerto Rico garbage before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York was the latest humiliation for an island territory that has long suffered from mistreatmentWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
Reggaeton star Nicky Jam withdraws Trump endorsement over Puerto Rico joke
Reggaeton star Nicky Jam walked back his previous endorsement of former President Trump Wednesday in the wake of fallout over a poorly received joke at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
In Puerto Rico governor’s race, the statehood candidate who's pro-Trump edges ahead
Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico’s nonvoting member of Congress since 2016 and a Republican who supports Trump, is projected to win a historic gubernatorial election.Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
Trump Team Fears Damage From Racist Rally Remarks
The Trump campaign issued a rare statement distancing itself from a comedian’s offensive joke about Puerto Rico at his rally on Sunday, a sign that it was concerned about losing crucial votes.Top stories - The New York Times - October 29 -
Trump accuses Harris of 'campaign of hate' amid backlash to his rally rhetoric
Former President Trump on Tuesday accused Vice President Harris of running a "campaign of hate" for the White House, even as he has called his opponents the “enemy from within” and as his allies ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Trump campaign continues to face backlash over Madison Square Garden rally
While campaigning Tuesday, former President Donald Trump did not apologize for the racist and vile comments that were said at his Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday, and instead said it was "an ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
A Trump Rally Speaker Trashed Puerto Ricans. Harris Reached Out to Them.
Her campaign moved swiftly to highlight that even as a speaker at Donald Trump’s rally in New York made offensive remarks about Puerto Rico and Latinos, she was visiting Puerto Rican voters in ...Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
Puerto Rican politicians react to Trump rally racist, offensive comments
Rep. Nydia Velazquez, a Democrat from New York, and other politicians called out comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's comments at former President Donald Trump's rally in New York City.Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
Anger grows over racist remarks about Puerto Ricans at Trump rally
Republicans join Kamala Harris and Joe Biden in condemning comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s comments. Outrage is continuing to mount following the racist anti-Puerto Rican remarks at Donald Trump ’s ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
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 -
Trump says America is "like a garbage can" at campaign rally
Former President Donald Trump told supporters at a rally in Arizona that the U.S. is "like a garbage can" as he talked about illegal immigration Thursday. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin ...Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
Biden remark about Trump "garbage" rally angers GOP
Biden was responding to a joke made at a Trump rally by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, in which Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."Top stories - CBS News - October 29