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    Comedian calls Puerto Rico ‘floating pile of trash’ during Trump MSG rally

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    A comedian at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s final rally at Madison Square Garden joked about Latinos having too many babies, called Puerto Rico a floating garbage island and talked about “carving watermelons” with a black friend.

    “A lot is happening. I don’t know if you know this, but there is literally a floating trash island in the middle of the ocean right now,” Tony Hinchliffe, who goes by the stage name Kill Tony, said on Sunday.

    He waited a moment before delivering his punch line. “I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”

    Hinchcliffe’s opening remarks drew laughter and some groans from the crowd ahead of Trump’s speech.

    Kill Tony, Hinchcliffe’s comedy show with almost two million YouTube subscribers, often features new and established comedians making raunchy jokes and has been criticized by many listeners for being racist and sexist.

    Hinchcliffe’s opening act comes as the 2024 presidential candidates try to deliver a national message. For Trump, that means a headlining event at Madison Square Garden, a world-famous venue for entertainers. But Hinchliffe’s jokes also match the antics and tropes that have drawn large crowds for Trump.

    In his comments, Hinchliffe also went after Latinos, amid mixed reactions from the public. He said he welcomed migrants into the United States with “open arms” and then spread his arms in a “go away” gesture.

    “It’s wild,” he continued. “And these Latinos also love making babies, they know that all too well. They do, they do.”

    During his act, Hinchcliffe also pointed to a black man in the audience and said, “Okay, yeah. A black man with a thing on his head. What the hell is that, a lampshade?’ said Hinchcliffe. ‘Look at this man. Oh my goodness

    After a pause, Hinchliffe added: “I’m just kidding. That’s one of my friends. Last night he had a Halloween party. We had fun. We cut watermelons together. It was great.”

    A Trump campaign spokesperson did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

    Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz and New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who reported live from the meeting, criticized Hinchcliffe for his comments. Both said there are hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans living in Pennsylvania, and urged them to review the comments so they could vote for Harris instead.

    After Hinchliffe criticized Puerto Rico, former Trump White House official Alyssa Farah Griffin posted on

    In a post on X later on Sunday, Hinchcliffe said he loved Puerto Rico and had vacationed there. He also marveled that his comments had already drawn a reprimand from Walz. “These people have no sense of humor,” he wrote.

    (This story has been updated with more information.)

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