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Trumps makes last effort to reduce anger over comedian’s insulting jokes at Madison Square Garden rally

Linus Egwu
Last updated: October 30, 2024 9:51 am
Linus Egwu - Reporter
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On Tuesday, Former President Donald Trump made several efforts to stem the anger that had been in the minds of people after the comedian’s insulting jokes about Latinos and Puerto Rico at his rally at Madison Square Garden. The former president took his campaign to the majority of Latino cities as the anger continued to rage; it has been believed that the anger that kicked in has threatened the gains he has made with the Latino voters.

Trump did not mention the comedian’s remarks in New York City in his 75-minute address, citing polls showing his performing well among Latino voters and voicing solidarity with Puerto Rico.

While addressing supporters, the former president noted that he would deliver the best future for Puerto Ricans and Hispanic Americans.

Close to the end of the rally, Trump called on stage Puerto Rico’s Republican shadow senator, who glorified him and attested to his commitment to the U.S. territory days after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe analogised Puerto Rico to a “floating island of garbage” as one of a string of jokes at Trump’s event Sunday.

Zoraida Buxó, a Republican who is one of Puerto Rico’s nonvoting shadow senators who advocates for statehood, noted that he trusted that the people of Puerto Rico had high hopes. He noted several reasons why Trump should be sent back to the White House. According to him, Trump needs to be the commander-in-chief because he will try to ensure that the people feel safe and secure.

Before Trump’s speech at the event, some of the speakers celebrated the strides made by Puerto Rico.

Tim Ramos, a former mayoral candidate in Allentown, introduced himself to the crowd as “a Puerto Rican man” who wanted to express his love of the island and the people of Puerto Rico.

He noted that they were round of the heritage, explaining that it was a heritage that has seen the men fight in every war the nation has ever waged. He praised the people, noting they were beautiful people from a beautiful island.

Another speaker who addressed the supporters before the former president arrived, Buxó, praised the city and the people, calling them a beautiful Island with a deep, deep love of country. She further noted that the place was Blessed by God, “that is home,

Another speaker, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., delivered remarks in both Spanish and English. Rubio, who had earlier criticized Hinchcliffe’s comment on X, didn’t mention the episode Tuesday.

The pro-Puerto Rico message follows two days of growing outrage over Hinchcliffe’s appearance at the Sunday Trump rally in the famed Manhattan arena.

Amid a tight race between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the comment disparaged a slice of the electorate that could tip a close election. In Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state, the Puerto Rican population amounts to nearly 500,000 people, according to census estimates. People of Puerto Rican descent are the most significant share of Latino-eligible voters in Pennsylvania.

Matt Tuerk, the Democratic mayor of Allentown, during an interview, noted that his constituents were in danger after the comic comments made during the rally on Sunday. He explained that it has been believed that the people will soon turn their anger into voting on election day. He noted that the people will not get mad at their actions but will show their worry during the elections.

Before the end of the rally on Sunday, many individuals, including elected officials from both parties, pop culture figures, entertainers, and ordinary voters, spoke about the remarks and criticised the comments. The Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny endorsed Harris and put out a video that was a homage to the island, giving it an ironic caption garbage which predicted that he was in anger with the comments.

The comment made by Hinchcliffe has been seen as a setback for the former president as it has been seen as an inopportune time for the Trump campaign. Some of the recent polls conducted by Reuters/Ipsos, NBC News/CNBC/Telemundo, and others have shown Donald Trump had taken advantage of the Hispanic men that Joe Biden and other Democratic candidates enjoyed in 2020 and other recent elections.

Speaking on the anger that the people have shown, it was noted by Representative Susan Wild, a Democrat who represents the Allentown area, explained to reporters that in her district, they have a large number of Puerto Ricans, which has been seen to have grown to 70,000 it was also noted that they have a large number of Hispanics and Latinos who are not Puerto Rican, she said that the outrage has been fundamental since the comments were made by the comic star at the event.

She noted that the anger about the issue has been more public than any other issue in the country since the election began. She further disclosed that she had heard about the issue more than any other issue that have been spoken about since the start of the polls.

Because of the issues and the existing fallout, the Trump campaign organized a rally at a hockey rink in Allentown that sent an affirming message about the island. Until now, the former president has not spoken about the issues, and the comment made in the campaign noted that the comments made were not of the former president’s views.

Before his appearance in Allentown, Trump told ABC News that the event at Madison Square Garden was a “lovefest.” He said he didn’t know Hinchcliffe and hadn’t seen the comment.

Trump has rarely suffered lasting political damage when he or one of his allies has said something insulting or inflammatory. There’s usually an intense but short-lived focus on what was said before the attention shifts to the next provocation.

Democrats claim that Puerto Rico’s offence may differ, even if Trump didn’t say it himself. The comment came from an invited speaker standing before a podium with the Trump-Vance campaign logo on it, which suggests that the speaker belongs to his team.

Senator Bob Casey, a Democrat who is in a tight race for re-election in Pennsylvania, while speaking to reporters on Tuesday at a campaign stop in Allentown, noted that the comments were very bad and awful he noted that the comment were the worst to be made in a rally that was sponsored by a presidential campaign which should be held accountable.

Before the rally started participants were addressed by the former president one of the protesters at the event named Enid Santiago, 46, noted that the comment had spoilt that minds of apathetic voters who might have been inclined to sit out the race.

Santiago, whose parents were living in Puerto Rico and were born there but now live in Allentown, explained that some of the people who were tired of politics in the country and were just watching how the issues unfolded have now been engaged by the comments that were made.

Tairy Pagan, 41, who was at the protest ground, was born in Puerto Rico and lived in Allentown, stood outside the arena and held a Harris campaign sign. She noted that the comedian’s disparagement of Puerto Rico evoked Trump’s handling of Hurricane Maria, which affected the Island in the first year of his presidential reign. It was noted that during a visit after the storm, Trump tossed rolls of paper towels at residents of the stricken island.

She explained that the residents had suffered a lot form the Hurricane Maria, she expressed frustration that when the president visited the area he only threw paper towel at the people without any show of respect.

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