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[iwatchyoutube]

It's even more offensive to refer to Tony Hinchcliffe as a comedian.

[--ag]

Puerto Ricans need to speak 🗣️ back at the ballot box 🗳️

[rugan]

It would be cool if Trump would commit to help resolve the island's landfill/trash issues. What's racist about shining a light on PR having a landfill emergency?

[Agoncor]

I’m Puerto Rican and I’m so pissed. Remember that it starts with a joke, then they (The New Republican Party) repeat it so everyone gets the joke and laugh harder next time, until we become the joke, and then normalize it!
This is how Donald Trump normalizes hate.
And they might say that “Trump didn’t even say it, it was a comedian!”. Then when he says it HIMSELF, they will move the goal post. “But he didn’t really mean that” and finally when it’s so obvious… they will get mad and play politics“but the other side SAID THIS AND THAT”. Use deflection. Until people view it as just politics, normal, and not hate. It’s his platform, his people, his hate message.

[jasoncolon]

I'm Puerto that was some dumb s%#@% to BE CAREFUL ON WHO YOU LET INTO YOUR CIRCLE BRO!!!

[JayJay-spi]

Remember when he showed up to Puerto Rico and threw paper towels at people? In other news today trump denied Puerto Rico 20 billion in aid after hurricane Maria.

[jackscruggs]

Looking back at old videos and news clips it us a garbage dump.

[Isa-krpc]

Appalling. Why would anyone joke about this. This is a reflection of the sickness in people and their characters at the core. You can make an an apology, but is unacceptable. Call it a joke, it's not. They put out there what they are. What they stand for. It was meant to insult, put down, belittle. They think they have a standard of what the US is...or should be. They shouldn't even be allowed to run. Deeply saddened what's happening to this world. America was built by many faces, from many places. And will continue to be. It what makes us, like Canada., stronger in our diversity under one flag. People, like politicians, are to be there to help and lift each other, Not condem or reduce/reference people to garbage. The people on that stage are 'garbage '.
VOTE BLUE 🙏

[erosv]

What people don’t realize is it may look like they’re going after Mexicans, then Haitians, then Puerto Ricans… But one day it WILL BE YOU AND YOUR OWN PEOPLE

[connielopez-parker]

Hell, hath, no fury! Why did he choose Puerto Ricans a week before the election, but this will backfire! 🇵🇷

[Bossman]

You cry and scream about a comedian saying a stupid joke, now Joe Biden a Democratic president just call all Republican supporters of Donald Trump garbage. But I guess you're not going to say anything about that because it's a double standard when you're home team say something bad

[Emma-fdwr]

You just lost a lot of Puerto Rican votes.

You are garbage

We are not immigrants.

We are born United States citizens.

This comedian just insulted millions.


He should learn history and politics. I’m ashamed of having promoted Trump.

Apologies should be done.

[chicagolarry]

A Joke That
Just Destroyed
The Trump Campaign
WOW!!!! 😧

[tor-dvkm]

I am puerto rican.. The comedian was trying to interpret the environmental concerns in Puerto Rico.That's been going on for years during the democrat administration! Democrat politicians have taken it out of context. To play the race card.😢

[liverfarfan]

His black friend carving watermelons for Halloween. They all laughed and clapped about those jokes. Trump approved all of it.

[watchutub]

Q: How do you starve a puerto rican?

A: hide his food stamps under his work shoes.

[OldCity-cf]

I just moved to Florida from PR about 2 years ago. Everything that was said is 100% facts. I island is overrun with garbage ! It's not a nice place to live. Im so happy to be gone ! Trump2024 !!!

[poncho]

Trump showed how incompetent he is. Why let the comedian say that joke about Puerto Rico? Did he or his campaign team not think about the repercussions of that joke so close to the election date?

[gorritas]

My Puerto Rican friends called last night and said they will no be voting for trump after all, , , last nights comment pissed them off!!!

[rayrodriguez]

This person has to be publicly reprimanded for this insult to all Puertoricans . Doesn’t he knows all that the puertoricans have contributed to US?? Not only as citizens in important rolls in the community, medical, 1st responders and defending the country in war campaigns to protect our freedom . How ignorant and disrespectful