With days remaining til the 2024 election, Democrats are now running on the argument that former President Donald Trump will lose because one of his supporters told a few crass jokes at a campaign rally.
Appearing at Trump’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe told a few harmless jokes at the expense of Puerto Ricans, black people, Jewish people, and Arabs.
“I don’t know if you guys know this, but there is literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now — I think it’s called Puerto Rico,” he quipped about the island territory.
The joke referenced the fact that Puerto Rico has a known landfill problem:
Puerto Rican American destroys the leftist narrative about what the comedian said.
Trash Crisis Leaves Puerto Rico Near ‘the Brink’
Most of Puerto Rico’s landfills fail to meet federal standards and are almost full. Residents and experts worry that trash will soon overwhelm the… pic.twitter.com/MxKhK2AL6d— Veteran For Trump (@Veteran4Trump) October 28, 2024
Flash forward to Monday evening, when longtime Democrat Party strategist James Carville appeared on MSNBC to talk about Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally.
“Donald Trump did about 46 percent in ’16 and got the Electoral College,” the discussion began with leftist host Ari Melber saying. “He did about 46 percent in 2020 and lost. And I ask you, did what we see and saw and lived tonight and through rally last night, does that help him get up over that 46 percent ceiling he had?”
Carville responded by calling Trump a loser.
“He lost in 2018,” the Democrat Party strategist said. “He lost in 2020. He lost in 2022. The Democrats have won every election that has been held in the last two years. Trump is a giant loser. The sooner people acknowledge that and know that it is true, they stop fearing him.”
Carville then turned his attention to Hinchcliffe’s harmless jokes.
Listen:
(Video Credit: MSNBC)
“Just one little factoid here,” he said. “You know how many Puerto Rican voters there are in Pennsylvania? Two hundred and seventy-three thousand… This is gonna cost him [Trump] votes. And there’s a substantial Puerto Rican vote also in Michigan.”
He then suggested that Melber should seek the counsel of MSNBC’s data guru, Steve Kornacki.
“Have Steve Kornacki look around and see how many Puerto Rican voters there are in swing states,” he said. “There’s a lot. And they much more identify with their island than almost anybody else around the world. I promise you that.”
Melber agreed.
“I’ll say most people, when you attack them for who they are, where they come from, or you try to paint them all with one brush, most people don’t find that a very appealing closing argument or a respectful way to engage,” he said.
There’s just one problem with this whole argument: Actual Puerto Ricans took zero offense to Hinchcliffe’s jokes.
Case in point (*Language warning):
As a Puerto Rican, I laughed.
It’s also hilarious how eager everyone rushes to be offended. Lolol he’s a comedian, chill the fuck out— El Skodaeus Maximus (@TheSkodaman) October 27, 2024
As a Puerto Rican, I asked myself if i was offended at Tonys joke. But then I realized lm not a fucking baby.
Its a joke and hes a comedian. Get the fuck over it.
— Brutus Wayne™ (@BuckeyeBat) October 28, 2024
As a Puerto Rican, don’t be offended on our behalf because if you’re misinformed and can’t take a joke that is on you. Puerto Rico has a massive landfill problem that needs to be taken care of, and if you knew that maybe you’d understand the point of his joke. #PuertoRico
— Scuba Steve (@ScubaSteve3560) October 28, 2024
Donald Trump gave UNPRECEDENTED AID to Puerto Rico after its worst natural disaster in history—Hurricane Maria.
The Democrat Governor of PR then let food and water ROT in a warehouse while people were in need.
As a Puerto Rican, I can say Trump is the best ally for PR.
— Melvin Soto-Vázquez (@realMelvinSoto) October 27, 2024
I’m Puerto Rican.
Let me tell you this — we’re not soft. Stop the faux outrage on our behalf.
As a massive Kill Tony fan myself, there are few men who have platformed and boosted new Hispanic comedians (and musicians) like Tony has.
Also, vote Trump. Cheers pic.twitter.com/Al7NCR5J4T
— Isabelle Marchese (@IsabelleAliciaa) October 28, 2024
Now, to be fair, there are some Puerto Ricans complaining about the joke, but it’s obvious from their other tweets that they’re deranged, humorless, woke-scold LEFTISTS first and foremost.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer for BizPac Review with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University.
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