A young Puerto Rican woman said that while she was bothered by Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes at Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden, she still votes for the former president.
The woman was interviewed by CNN in Florida, where Trump was quickly declared the winner after the polls closed.
He admitted to reporters that he was voting for Trump, his first experience voting in a presidential election.
Stunned journalists attempted to challenge his decision based on Hinchcliffe’s comments, after he joked that Puerto Rico was a “floating island of garbage.”
“I’m Puerto Rican, so I thought, ‘wow, I don’t really like that,'” she said, admitting she was worried.
A young Puerto Rican woman said that although she was bothered by Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes at Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden, she still votes for the former president
Journalists attempted to challenge her over Hinchcliffe’s comments, where she referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.”
However, the unidentified woman said that ultimately Trump’s policies were what motivated her to choose him over Kamala Harris.
But journalists refused to accept his response and demanded to know why he agreed with what Hinchcliffe said.
‘No, definitely not. “I just think everyone has opinions, they don’t like Puerto Ricans, it hurts, but at the end of the day, I’m fine with who I am and at the end of the day, I want to have a better life in the future,” he said.
His response to the joke seems to reflect a broader view in America.
Only 0.7 percent of the electorate has a more negative view of Trump after the distasteful Madison Square Garden joke.
The lack of impact on voters was revealed in a comprehensive final poll before Election Day by DailyMail.com and JL Partners, which surveyed 1,003 people.
The survey found that the events at Madison Square Garden were the second most noticed news story of the week, behind Israel’s attack on Iran.
James Johnson, co-founder of JL Partners, told DailyMail.com: ‘Despite news coverage of the comments at the Madison Square Garden rally, voters are responding with a shrug.
‘Most people are talking about other broader issues related to Trump and Harris, whether it’s attacks they’ve heard in ads, whether it’s the economy or the bigger issues.
Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump departs after a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, October 27, 2024
‘What this tells me is that this moment has not changed the race. “This definitely does not play the role of an October surprise and is not changing the overall view of Donald Trump or his campaign.”
He added: “That said, our survey can’t detect what impact this might have specifically on Puerto Ricans in, say, Philadelphia, but certainly, at a macro level, this isn’t a game-changer.”
There are about 500,000 Puerto Ricans living in Pennsylvania, the state that could ultimately decide who gets the keys to the White House.
The winner between Trump and Harris could be decided by a few thousand Keystone State residents.
Since Sunday, Harris and her Democratic allies have latched onto the comments.
Meanwhile, Trump used a campaign rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to endorse Puerto Rican Republican politician Zoraida Buxo.
On Tuesday night, Trump said he had “never heard” of Hinchcliffe, the comedian who made the offensive comments at the start of his rally.
He told Fox News’ Sean Hannity: “I have no idea who he is.” Someone said there was a comedian who joked about Puerto Rico or something, and I have no idea who it was. I’ve never seen it, I’ve never heard of it, and I don’t want to hear about it.
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe speaks during a campaign rally for former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 27, 2024.
‘I have no idea. They put on a comedian, which everyone does… you don’t examine them and you go crazy.
‘What they have done is take someone who has nothing to do with the party, nothing to do with us, said something, and they are trying to make a big fuss. But I don’t know who it is, I don’t even know who put it in. And I can’t imagine it’s a big deal.
“I have done more for Puerto Rico than any other president who has ever been president.”