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-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Minnesota Governor Tim Walz responded to controversial comments about Puerto Rico from a comedian and podcast host who opened Donald Trump 's rally at Madison Square Garden, calling the entertainer a "jackwad." Comic Tony Hinchcliffe called the U.S.
territory a " floating island of garbage " and made racist jokes about Latin Americans in the set ahead of Trump's appearance. The vice presidential candidate's response came on a Twitch stream with Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday.
Walz also took the time to criticize Trump's handling of Hurricane Maria, which devastated the island in 2017. Related Trump tries to turn Puerto Rico into a culture-war battle — and Senate Republicans play along “Does anybody remember how he responded to Maria in Puerto Rico? It was absolutely horrific, down there insulting people," Walz said. "Look, I know that the folks who are on here today understand this — people in Puerto Rico are citizens.
They pay taxes and they serve in the military at almost a higher rate than anybody else.” Hinchcliffe has already responded to the backlash to his set, saying that Walz and AOC "have no sense of humor." "Wild that a vice presidential candidate would take time out of his 'busy schedule' to analyze a joke taken out of context to make it seem racist," he wrote on X .
"I love Puerto Rico and vacation there." Read more about this topic Donald Trump is right: Hurricane Maria was an incredible success — for disaster capitalism Trump underestimated Hurricane Maria death toll by over 4,000: Harvard study Trump tells aides "he doesn't want another single dollar" sent to hurricane-torn Puerto Rico: report MORE FROM Alex Galbraith Advertisement:.
