Tag: racist
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Tony Hincliffe’s workshopped Trump rally racist Puerto Rico remarks at comedy club the night before
The comedian who let loose a series of racist jokes, some about Puerto Rico, at former President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday night workshopped the material the night before at a local comedy club. The comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” to warm up the New York…
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Harris’ campaign launches new ad seizing on Trump ally’s racist comments
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is seizing on racist comments made by an ally of Donald Trump this weekend about Puerto Ricans to launch a new digital ad targeting Latino voters that argues they “deserve better” than what the former president has to offer. The paid media blitz follows derogatory remarks from comedian…
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Trump rally overshadowed by ally’s racist remarks and Quarter Pounder is back on the menu: Morning Rundown
Donald Trump headlines a rally in Madison Square Garden after racist and crude remarks from his allies. Quarter Pounders are back on the menu at McDonald’s after tests show patties were not the source of the E.coli outbreak. And highlights from Week 8 of the NFL. Here’s what to know today. Trump’s MSG rally overshadowed…
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Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally overshadowed by his allies’ crude and racist remarks
Former President Donald Trump delivered his standard lines on topics ranging from immigration to the economy Sunday during a packed rally at Madison Square Garden, an event that was designed to be the start of his closing argument nine days out from Election Day at a venue off the battleground map that he has wanted…
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Comedian at Trump rally makes racist jokes about Latinos and Puerto Rico
NEW YORK — As former President Donald Trump courts the community’s vote, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe crudely mocked Latinos — a key constituency for any winning campaign in 2024 — during the pre-program of the former president’s Madison Square Garden rally. With nine days remaining until the election, Trump gathered scores of his most popular surrogates…
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Trump’s reported racist insult about Mexican American soldier draws bitter backlash — and staunch denials
A racist comment former President Donald Trump is reported to have made about murdered soldier Vanessa Guillén is drawing backlash from some Hispanics, but it could be tempered by her sister’s support for Trump and the current political divide among Latinos. The Atlantic magazine reported that Trump, when he was president, complained about the cost…
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Pennsylvania Democratic lawmaker denies writing racist, homophobic tweets
A Pennsylvania Democratic state senator denied claims from Republicans that he made racist and homophobic remarks about Black, Asian and LGBTQ people on social media more than a decade ago. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Campaign Committee released a statement accusing Sen. Jimmy Dillon (D-Philadelphia) of writing a string of offensive posts on Twitter — now…