Trump on rally speaker’s Puerto Rico comments: ‘I can’t imagine it’s a big deal’
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean” at a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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2 developments- Oct 27, 2024Racist comments about Puerto Rico at Trump’s N.Y. rally spur outrage in Mass. and beyond
- Oct 29, 2024Trump on rally speaker’s Puerto Rico comments: ‘I can’t imagine it’s a big deal’
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Quiet for 700 daysLast development · Oct 29, 2024 — Trump on rally speaker’s Puerto Rico comments: ‘I can’t imagine it’s a big deal’
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