Nicky Jam withdraws endorsement of Donald Trump over comedian's 'garbage' comment about Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Nicky Jam has withdrawn his endorsement of Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election a month after appearing at a rally for the candidate

Entertainment - ABC News - October 31

Reggaeton star Nicky Jam walks back Trump endorsement over Puerto Rico 'garbage' comment

Nicky Jam, a Puerto Rican-Dominican singer who endorsed former President Donald Trump, has backtracked after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage” at ...

Politics - NBC News - October 30

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

Puerto Rican artist Nicky Jam takes back his Trump endorsement

Reggaeton artist Nicky Jam on Wednesday revoked his endorsement of Donald Trump, after Tony Hinchcliffe's rally joke calling Puerto Rico "garbage."

Politics - CBS News - October 30

Puerto Rican-Dominican singer Nicky Jam retracts Trump endorsement

Puerto Rican-Dominican singer Nicky Jam retracted his endorsement of former President Donald Trump. The move comes after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of ...

Politics - NBC News - October 30

Backlash after comedian at Trump rally calls Puerto Rico 'island of garbage'

Republicans join Democrats to condemn Tony Hinchliffe for his comments at the New York event.

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

Comedian at Trump rally draws backlash for calling Puerto Rico a "floating pile of garbage"

Former President Donald Trump rallied at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, talking about the economy, the border and unleashing attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris. Allies joined the former ...

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

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

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.

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 stages garbage truck stunt in bid to turn tables over Puerto Rico backlash

Republican nominee in high-vis vest says ‘250 million Americans are not garbage’ as he capitalises on Biden gaffe. Dressing like a sanitation worker and, at one point, appearing in the cab of a ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

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

This blog is closing now, thanks for following along. You can find all of our US elections coverage here . . Outcry over Trump’s hint at ‘little secret’ with House Republicans Share your ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

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

Speaker at Trump rally compares Puerto Rico to ‘island of garbage’

A speaker at former President Trump's Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday spent a portion of his time attacking Puerto Rico, drawing backlash from Democrats and the Harris campaign. Comedian Tony ...

Politics - The Hill - October 27

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 campaign distances itself from speaker's Puerto Rico comments at rally

A Trump campaign adviser sought to distance the former president and his operation from a racist joke about Puerto Rico delivered by a speaker at former President Trump's New York City rally ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Sen. Rick Scott denounces anti-Puerto Rico comment at Trump rally

Derogatory comments directed at Puerto Rico from former President Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden Rally have sparked outrage from both sides of the aisle. Political strategists Chuck Rocha and ...

Pennsylvania voters weigh in on Puerto Rico comment from Trump rally

NBC News' George Solis reports from Allentown, Pa., a city with a large Puerto Rican population, on how voters are reacting to the racist comment made by a comedian at a weekend Trump rally.

Politics - NBC News - October 29

Trump boasts about New York rally amid furor over Puerto Rico joke

Former President Trump on Monday boasted about the attendance at his Madison Square Garden rally even as his campaign finds itself engulfed in controversy over jokes made during the event. “Look! ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Trump weighs in on Biden controversy over 'garbage' comment

Former President Donald Trump attacked President Biden for a comment in which he appeared to call Trump supporters "garbage." Mr. Biden later clarified that he wasn't referring to all Trump ...

Politics - NBC News - October 30

Who is comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who insulted Puerto Rico at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally?

Of the nearly 30 speakers who recently warmed up the crowd for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, one has gotten most of the attention — comedian Tony Hinchcliffe

Entertainment - ABC News - October 28

Trump rally comedian workshopped racist Puerto Rico line at NYC comedy club the night before

The racist comments have drawn intense anger and reignited the criticism over Trump's handling of Hurricane Maria's devastating aftermath in Puerto Rico.

Politics - NBC News - October 28

Puerto Rico GOP leader won't vote for Trump unless he apologizes for comedian's remarks

Puerto Rico GOP Chair Ángel Cintrón says he will not vote for Donald Trump in Puerto Rico’s symbolic presidential poll on Election Day unless the former president personally apologizes for a ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Rogan says he warned comedian against Puerto Rico joke before NYC Trump rally

Podcaster Joe Rogan suggested Wednesday that he advised his comedian friend, Tony Hinchcliffe, against using a joke about Puerto Rico in his set ahead of former President Trump's recent rally at ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Puerto Rico's biggest newspaper endorses Harris

Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Día endorsed Vice President Harris on Tuesday amid a commotion over a comedian insulting the island at former President Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

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 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

US presidential election updates: Republicans in damage control after racist Puerto Rico comments at Trump rally

Donald Trump’s campaign condemns speaker at Madison Square Garden rally after Kamala Harris makes play for Puerto Rican voters with days to go before the 5 November election. Don’t miss important ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Trump on rally speaker's Puerto Rico comments: 'I can't imagine it's a big deal'

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 ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

How Harris is reacting to Biden's "garbage" comments about Trump supporters

Vice President Kamala Harris addressed President Biden's comments while on a call with Voto Latino, during which he appeared to call Donald Trump supporters "garbage." CBS News' Hunter Woodall ...

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

Racist jokes about Puerto Rico at rally bring anger and disgust: ‘Truly how the Trump party sees us’

Tony Hinchcliffe’s series of racist jokes at Donald Trump’s rally on Sunday were widely condemned . Some Americans, particularly those of Puerto Rican descent, said that the racist remarks aired ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

What to know about Biden's "garbage" comment

Vice President Kamala Harris is distancing herself from President Biden's comment where he appeared to call former President Donald Trump's supporters "garbage" while discussing a comedian's ...

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' campaign launches ad seizing on Trump ally’s racist comments about Puerto Ricans

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is seizing on racist comments made by an ally of Donald Trump this weekend about Puerto Ricans to launch a digital ad targeting Latino voters that argues they ...

Politics - NBC News - October 28

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