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2024 election updates: Obama criticizes comic's Puerto Rico remarks at Trump's rally
Trump criticizes the former first lady, said she made a 'big mistake' with her comments on the campaign trail.Top stories - ABC News - October 29 -
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 -
Bad Bunny releases video love letter to Puerto Rico after Trump rally slam
Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is highlighting his love for his home island Tuesday, following the fracas over a comedy set at former President Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday that ...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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Fallout from controversial comments made at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally
Former President Donald Trump's campaign faced bipartisan backlash over comments made by conservative comedian Tony Hinchcliffe on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Jokes, including one about Puerto ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
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.Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
Trump repeats ‘enemy from within’ rhetoric at Madison Square Garden rally as speakers give racist remarks – live
Tucker Carlson among speakers to take jabs at Harris, Puerto Rico and trans people after vice-president rallies in Philadelphia. Following her appearance at a predominantly Black church in ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
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 -
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 -
Puerto Rican voters weigh in on Trump rally backlash
Nearly half a million Puerto Ricans live in Pennsylvania, comprising nearly 4% of the population of the largest battleground state. Will insensitive comments made by a comedian at a recent Trump ...Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
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 -
Six racist and bigoted comments you might have missed from Trump’s New York rally
Speakers at ex-president’s Madison Square Garden event spewed hateful rhetoric aimed at immigrants, Black and trans people and women. Donald Trump’s infamous Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
A Look at Trump’s M.S.G. Rally Speakers and the Misogynistic, Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric
A range of speakers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday disparaged Latinos, Black people, Palestinians and Jews, and made vulgar references to Kamala Harris. The Trump campaign has distanced itself ...Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
Obama: Trump rally speakers used 'most racist, sexist, bigoted stereotypes'
Former President Obama condemned comments made about Puerto Rico during former President Trump's rally on Sunday, labeling the remarks "the most racist, sexist, bigoted stereotypes." "We saw it ...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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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, Harris campaigns rally voters on the East Coast
Vice President Harris and former President Trump are hosting some of their largest campaign events in crucial states this weekend. Harris will give remarks at a church in Philadelphia on Sunday ...Politics - The Hill - October 27 -
Trump delivers remarks at campaign rally in Pennsylvania
Watch live coverage as former President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a campaign event in Allentown, Pa.Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
Harris vows to launch Puerto Rico task force
Vice President Harris vowed to launch “a new Puerto Rico Opportunity Economy Task Force” in the case she wins the presidency in a video posted Sunday to Instagram. “As president, I will bring down ...Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
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 -
Puerto Ricans brave rain and long lines to vote in a general election that promises to be historic
Puerto Rico is holding elections that will be historic regardless of which of the top two gubernatorial candidates winsWorld - ABC News - November 5 -
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 -
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