Sunday, December 22, 2024

Racism and xenophobia at pro-Trump rally: Puerto Rico is called a “trash island”

Racism and xenophobia at pro-Trump rally: Puerto Rico is called a garbage island
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, during a pro-Trump rally in New York, called Puerto Rico a garbage island.

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Just days before the general elections in the United States, threats against immigrants by the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, have gone beyond all imagination, supported by supporters who have added racist jokes, such as comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who in the middle of a rally in New York called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."

The stage was Madison Square Garden, the event: a Donald Trump rally. Ah Hinchcliffe, who also hosts the podcast "Kill Tony," felt like he was in a three-ring circus and, as the opening act, decided to attack one of the communities that could change the direction of the elections this coming Tuesday: Latinos.

"There's a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it's called Puerto Rico," the comedian said.

The joke was not funny, much less for Latino voters, which could cost the Republican candidate millions of votes. Analysts agreed that Trump should be cautious in this type of action, however, the tycoon does not seem to care.