By The Star Staff
The comedian who called Puerto Rico a floating island of garbage is not apologizing, Politico reported earlier this week.
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe is apologizing “to absolutely nobody” for referring to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage” at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally days before the election, according to Politico.
“I love Puerto Ricans, they’re very smart people. They’re smart, they’re street smart, and they’re smart enough to know when they’re being used as political fodder,” Hinchcliffe said at the beginning of the latest episode of his “Kill Tony” podcast, which was recorded the day after the rally and released Tuesday. “And right now that is happening. And, uh, I apologize to absolutely nobody.”
“Not to the Puerto Ricans, not to the whites, not to the Blacks, not to the Palestinians, not to the Jews, and not to my own mother, who I made fun of during the set,” he added.
Hinchcliffe’s comments at the rally, which he delivered in a warm-up spot well before Trump took the stage, set off a media firestorm and fierce bipartisan backlash in the days that followed, with some predicting the blow-up could cost the now president-elect votes from Latin communities.
Trump, nonetheless, defeated his opponent Kamala Harris by a landslide.
Hola Star Staff. Please correct the misleading and inaccurate statement that states that a landslide happened. And also refer to the Code of Ethics for Professional Journalists for more instructions. Gracias.