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Trump endorsed by Puerto Rico shadow senator, disavows comedian who joked about the island at MSG rally
New York Post ^ | October 29, 2024 | Victor Nava and Carson Swick

Posted on 10/31/2024 12:54:39 PM PDT by grundle

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump received a full-throated endorsement from Puerto Rico’s Republican shadow senator on Tuesday as he distanced himself from the comedian who made a controversial joke about the island during his weekend event at Madison Square Garden.

“I strongly and fully support and endorse Donald J. Trump to be our 47th president — to make America great again and, of course, to make Puerto Rico shine again,” Zoraida Buxó informed the former president’s supporters during a rally in Pennsylvania.

Trump, 78, later brought Buxó back on stage during his remarks in the key swing state.

“We need this man back in the White House,” the shadow senator said. “We need this man to be our commander-in-chief. He will make us feel safe, and he will protect us.”

Her endorsement follows the controversy over comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s comparison of the US territory to a “floating island of garbage” during Trump’s Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden — an event the former president referred to as the “greatest evening anyone seen politically.”

Hinchcliffe, the host of the “Kill Tony” podcast, has been slammed by Democrats, including the Harris-Walz campaign, and by several Republicans, such as Rubio, over the crude remark.

Trump, 78, distanced himself from the 40-year-old comedian during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, claiming that he has “no idea” who Hinchcliffe is and doesn’t want anything to do with him in the wake of his “nasty” joke.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Florida; US: New York; US: Pennsylvania; US: Texas
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1 posted on 10/31/2024 12:54:39 PM PDT by grundle
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TV executive panics that Trump winning means press has no influence: ‘Mainstream media is dead’

Fox News ^ | October 31,2024 | Joseph A. Wulfsohn , Alexa Moutevelis Fox New
Posted on 10/31/2024, 12:41:55 PM by Hojczyk

More broadly, one network executive told features writer Charlotte Klein, “It’s going to change everything” if Trump wins. The exec said it could signify the complete failure of the news industry.

“If half the country has decided that Trump is qualified to be president, that means they’re not reading any of this media, and we’ve lost this audience completely. A Trump victory means mainstream media is dead in its current form,” they said.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com …

https://www.foxnews.com/media/tv-executive-panics-trump-winning-means-press-has-no-influence-mainstream-media-dead


2 posted on 10/31/2024 1:03:55 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Every Goliath has his David!)
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I see it 180 degrees differently. If the traditional media make a useless cackling idiot like Kamala a viable candidate, what would they be able to do with a sentient life form?
3 posted on 10/31/2024 1:07:40 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: grundle

Well. There goes that molehill. Whatcha got next, socialists?


4 posted on 10/31/2024 1:18:09 PM PDT by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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Seems like to only people angered by the Puerto Rican joke is non-Puerto Ricans..........


5 posted on 10/31/2024 1:25:12 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: grundle
Trump, 78, distanced himself from the 40-year-old comedian during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, claiming that he has “no idea” who Hinchcliffe is and doesn’t want anything to do with him in the wake of his “nasty” joke.

Yup - whoever booked that guy for Trump's rally is a moron and should be fired. Hinchcliffe's act is fine in a celebrity roast aired on Comedy Central, and that's where he should have stayed.
6 posted on 10/31/2024 1:47:43 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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Rubbish has been a problem in PR for years. Even OUR EPA went after them. Puerto Rican’s no exactly what the comedian was alluding, too.


7 posted on 10/31/2024 2:07:54 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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My money says the DNC paid the comedian to make that joke about PR.


8 posted on 10/31/2024 5:58:58 PM PDT by Diversity Is Our Weakness
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This topic was posted 10/31/2024, thanks grundle.
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9 posted on 11/04/2024 12:32:19 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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