Comedian calls Puerto Rico a 'floating pile of trash' at Trump-MSG rally.

A comedian joked about Latinos having too many babies, called Puerto Rico a floating garbage island and mentioned “carving watermelons” with a black friend at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's signature rally at Madison Square Garden.

“There's a lot going on. I don't know if you know this, but right now there's literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean,” Tony Hinchliffe, who goes by the stage name Kill Tony, said on Sunday.

He paused before making his point. “I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”

Hinchcliffe's comments in the opening act drew laughter and some groans from the crowd before Trump's speech.

Kill Tony, Hinchcliffe's comedy show with nearly 2 million YouTube subscribers, often features new and established comedians making raunchy jokes and has been criticized by many listeners for racism and sexism.

Hinchcliffe's opening act comes as the 2024 presidential candidates try to deliver a national message. For Trump, this is a headlining event at Madison Square Garden, a world-renowned venue for entertainers. But Hinchliffe's jokes are also consistent with the antics and irreverence that attract large crowds to Trump.

Hinchliffe also touched on Latinos in his remarks, which was met with mixed reactions from the audience. He said he welcomed migrants to the United States with “open arms” and then extended his arms in a “get out of here” gesture.

“It’s wild,” he continued. “And these Latinos love having babies too, I just know that. That's what they do, that's what they do.”

During his performance, Hinchcliffe also pointed to a black man in the audience and said: “All right, damn it. A black man with a thing on his head. “What the hell is that, a lampshade?” said Hinchcliffe. “Look at this guy. Oh my goodness,

After a pause, Hinchliffe added: “I’m just kidding. This is one of my buddies. He had a Halloween party last night. We had fun. We carved watermelons together. It was great.”

A Trump campaign spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who covered the rally live, criticized Hinchcliffe for his comments. Both said there are hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans living in Pennsylvania and urged them to keep an eye on the comments so they could vote for Harris instead.

After Hinchliffe criticized Puerto Rico, former Trump White House official Alyssa Farah Griffin posted

In a post on X later Sunday, Hinchcliffe said he loved Puerto Rico and had vacationed there. He was also surprised that his comments had already drawn a rebuke from Walz. “These people have no sense of humor,” he wrote.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply