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 ...

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Harris says Trump is a fascist after Kelly's comments go viral

Vice President Kamala Harris said she thinks Donald Trump is a fascist after his ex-chief of staff John Kelly linked the former president to fascism in recent interviews. CBS News' Nikole Killion ...

Obama says ‘you can count on Kamala’ at Philadelphia rally – as it happened

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World - The Guardian - October 29

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

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

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 ...

Top stories - CBS News - 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

Harris campaigning in Michigan on Monday; Trump travels to Georgia

Vice President Harris is campaigning in Michigan on Monday while former President Trump heads to Georgia, as the two presidential nominees kick off their final full week before voters head to the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Rubio on Trump rally comedian's Puerto Rico comments: 'Tasteless, but it wasn’t Trump that said it’

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday called racist comments about Puerto Rico made by a comedian at a Trump rally last week “tasteless,” but he also noted “it wasn't Trump that said it.” “A comedian ...

Politics - The Hill - November 3

Kamala Harris says Trump’s comments on women are ‘offensive to everybody’

Democrat criticizes Republican candidate after he said he would protect women ‘whether they like it or not’. Kamala Harris said on Thursday that Donald Trump ’s comment that he would protect ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Offensive comments taking off before Trump, Harris race ends

Offensive comments made in the last days before the Nov. 5 election are shadowing a key week for both presidential candidates to sway 2024 undecided voters. Former President Donald Trump's comments ...

GOP senator, reps denounce comments from Trump rally comedian mocking Puerto Rico

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, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Trump campaign distancing itself from comedian's comment at divisive Madison Square Garden rally

Former President Donald Trump laid out his vision for America Sunday at a rally in New York's Madison Square Garden. The rally featured offensive remarks from surrogates like comedian Tony ...

Top stories - CBS News - October 28

2024 election updates: Biden angers GOP associating 'garbage' with Trump supporters

Biden is under fire for turning a comment about "garbage," first used to disparage Puerto Ricans at a Trump rally Sunday, back toward his supporters.

Biden sets off a firestorm with his response to Trump rally comedian's Puerto Rico comments

The president appeared to refer to Trump supporters as “garbage,” although he and the White House said he misspoke and was referring to the comedian’s remarks.

Harris campaign reponds to insulting comments at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally

The inflammatory comments about Puerto Rico at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden prompted strong reactions from music stars Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin, with all of them pledging ...

Top stories - CBS News - October 28

Racist comments at Trump NYC rally, Michelle Obama makes case for Harris

Reactions to insults hurled at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally are still emerging as the former president heads to Georgia to campaign. This comes as Vice President Kamala Harris makes a ...

Top stories - CBS News - October 28

Trump, Harris rally in North Carolina as controversial comments get attention

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris both addressed crowds in North Carolina Wednesday. This comes after closing arguments from the candidates were clouded by ...

Michelle Obama blasts Trump for ‘gross incompetence’ at Harris’s Michigan rally

At Kalamazoo event, former first lady and vice-president argue Trump has no credibility on women’s issues . Michelle Obama laced into Donald Trump in a searing speech in Michigan on Saturday, ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Trump to rally on East Coast; Harris to make stops in Michigan

Former President Donald Trump is slated to rally in three battleground states on the East Coast today.

Bad Bunny backs Harris after comedian's 'island of garbage' remarks at Trump rally

Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny signaled his support for Vice President Kamala Harris moments after a speaker at a Trump rally called Puerto Rico 'a floating island of garbage.'

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 28

Trump campaigns in Georgia amid backlash over rally speaker's Puerto Rico comments

Former President Donald Trump campaigned in battleground Georgia, one day after controversial comments about Puerto Rico by a comedian who spoke at a Madison Square Garden campaign event. NBC News' ...

Politics - NBC News - October 28

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 ...

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.

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

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.

Top stories - CBS News - October 28

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Puerto Rico Catholic archbishop: Important that Trump personally apologize for comedian's comments

Roberto González Nieves, archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico, called on former President Trump to apologize personally for comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s joke comparing Puerto Rico to “a floating ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

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

Harris and Trump visit N.C., Biden "garbage" comment on Trump rally sparks outrage

Republicans seized on comments made by President Biden appearing to refer to Trump supporters as "garbage."

Michelle Obama urges support for Harris in Michigan rally

The rally in Kalamazoo was Michelle Obama's first appearance on the campaign trail since she spoke at the Democratic National Convention

Michelle Obama introduces Kamala Harris at Michigan rally; across state, Trump joined by Arab and Muslim leaders – as it happened

Obama urges crowd to ‘turn the page on the ugliness’ as Michigan voters pledge support for Trump because ‘he promised to end war’. This blog is now closed.. At his rally in Novi, Donald Trump was ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

US elections live: Harris makes unexpected stop at DNC headquarters as millions of Americans cast their votes

Harris thanks Democratic staffers in Washington DC and says ‘we have so much work to do’ during phone-banking session. US election results 2024: live map and tracker When will we know the ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Trump rally at MSG features offensive, crude commentary

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

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