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 at Donald Trump’s Sunday night rally at Madison Square Garden in New York helped them decide who to vote for.
The speaker and comedian Tony Hinchcliffe took aim at Puerto Rico, in a series of racist jokes including one in which he called it “a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean”.
Continue reading...
Read more at The Guardian
Topics
-
As Trump courts the Latino vote, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe makes racist jokes at MSG rally
Top stories - NBC News - October 28 -
Obama says ‘you can count on Kamala’ at Philadelphia rally – as it happened
World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Anger grows over racist remarks about Puerto Ricans at Trump rally
World - The Guardian - October 28 -
Trump boasts about New York rally amid furor over Puerto Rico joke
Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Harris rejects Tony Hinchcliffe's racist remarks about Puerto Rico at Trump MSG rally as 'nonsense'
Business - CNBC - October 28 -
US presidential election updates: Republicans in damage control after racist Puerto Rico comments at Trump rally
World - The Guardian - October 28 -
Tony Hinchcliffe defends his Puerto Rico jokes from Trump rally
Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
Latino political strategist responds to Puerto Rico jokes at Trump MSG rally
Top stories - ABC News - October 29
More from The Guardian
-
US and Israel reject ICC warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest – Middle East live
World - The Guardian - 8 minutes ago -
Matt Gaetz withdraws his nomination to be Trump’s attorney general – live
World - The Guardian - 7 minutes ago -
Ukraine claims Russia fired intercontinental ballistic missile at Dnipro
World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago -
First close-up image of a star outside Milky Way shows supergiant in ‘cocoon’
World - The Guardian - 2 hours ago -
British lawyer is fifth person to die in suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
World - The Guardian - 54 minutes ago