Trump's New York homecoming sparks backlash over racist and vulgar remarks
Source: Politico
10/27/2024 09:07 PM EDT
Updated: 10/27/2024 10:50 PM EDT
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden, billed as a triumphant homecoming, turned into a political fiasco on Sunday night as a pro-Trump comedian’s racist diatribe drew furious condemnation, including from prominent Republicans.
The rally, held just more than a week before Election Day, was intended to serve as a platform for Trump to make his closing argument. But the racist slurs and vulgarity of the former president’s opening acts were so striking — and sparked such backlash — that his campaign was left on the defensive and issued a disavowal.
The event began with comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, host of the “Kill Tony” podcast, who opened the rally with a set replete with slurs about Latinos, African Americans and other groups that Trump’s campaign is actively targeting to turn out for the former president. Latinos “love making babies. There’s no pulling out. They come inside, just like they do to our country,” Hinchcliffe said to laughter inside the arena. He added: “There’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”
His racist remarks drew swift rebuke from across the political spectrum, including from a pair of prominent congressional Republicans from Florida and New York. GOP Rep. María Elvira Salazar wrote on X that she was “disgusted” by his “racist” rhetoric that “does not reflect GOP values.” Sen. Rick Scott denounced the “joke” as “not funny” and “not true.” And Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) said on social media that “the only thing that’s ‘garbage’ was a bad comedy set.”
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/27/trumps-madison-square-garden-racist-00185770
THAT is who the GOP is. Those ARE their "values".
= new reply since forum marked as read
It has been changed to a love fest just with blunt objects and tear gas showing the love the peaceful protesters had for the police. Nothing shows more love than a flag pole going across someone’s skull.
It was *really* Nancy Pelosi that was behind J6
They just don't remind me often enough how the FBI and Antifa perpetrated it all.
Like Dana Perino and Jesse Watters and Jeanine Pirro. 
he was personally vetted by tRump! 
It had to have been set up. Yeah, they probably paid him.
Holy Moly. Vile people all of them.
Especially the mind behind the lens.
to know how that young man was raised.
What on earth could have butchered his mind.
Yep. He's the epitome of a bully. 
