{"id":2361016,"date":"2024-10-29T12:12:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T16:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-he-didnt-hear-tony-hinchcliffes-joke-but-doesnt-denounce-it-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T12:15:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T16:15:17","slug":"trump-claims-he-didnt-hear-tony-hinchcliffes-joke-but-doesnt-denounce-it-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-he-didnt-hear-tony-hinchcliffes-joke-but-doesnt-denounce-it-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump claims he didn\u2019t hear Tony Hinchcliffe\u2019s joke but doesn\u2019t denounce it &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-claims-he-didnt-hear-tony-hinchcliffes-joke-but-doesnt-denounce-it-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2361016&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At a recent rally in New York, former President Donald Trump did not distance himself from \u2063comedian Tony Hinchcliffe&#8217;s \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/law-school-student-letter-details-culture-of-bullying-at-university-of-north-carolina\/\" title=\"Law School Student Letter Details \u2018Culture Of Bullying\u2019 At University Of North Carolina\">offensive comments<\/a>, instead claiming ignorance of both the comedian\u2062 and\u2064 his remarks. Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico derogatorily, calling it &#8220;a floating island of garbage.&#8221; When asked if he would \u200bdenounce these\u2062 comments,\u2063 Trump reiterated that he did not hear them and did not know Hinchcliffe, asserting someone \u200belse had invited him to the event. Trump&#8217;s \u200brunning mate, Senator J.D. Vance, also claimed not to have heard the remarks, suggesting that\u2062 people are too easily \u200boffended. Despite Trump&#8217;s campaign stating \u200dthat Hinchcliffe&#8217;s views do not reflect their own, they did not apologize for the comments, although\u2063 Hinchcliffe&#8217;s speech was \u2063pre-approved and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-n-womens-group-chooses-male-for-its-u-k-champion-17-womens-organizations-blast-the-decision\/\" title=\"U.N. Women&#039;s Group picks male as &#039;U.K. Champion&#039;; 17 women&#039;s organizations criticize choice\">included derogatory remarks<\/a> about\u2062 various\u2064 groups.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump claims he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t hear Tony Hinchcliffe&rsquo;s joke but doesn&rsquo;t denounce it<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1848267\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> didn&rsquo;t distance himself from offensive comments comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made during a rally at Madison Square Garden, simply claiming he did not know him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>During Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York<\/a> rally, Hinchcliffe called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Puerto-Rico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Puerto Rico<\/a>, a U.S. territory, &ldquo;a floating island of garbage.&rdquo; Trump claimed he did not hear Hinchcliffe&rsquo;s remarks and that he didn&rsquo;t know who he was or who invited him to the event.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know him, someone put him up there,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/live-updates\/2024-election-updates-harris-make-closing-argument-amid?id=115252538&amp;entryId=115254897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> ABC News. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know who he is.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked by the outlet if he denounced the remarks, he repeated he did not hear them. The remarks have been played on television and written about extensively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s running mate, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/j.d.-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH), also claimed he did not hear the remarks, saying people should not be offended and that he was &ldquo;over it.&rdquo; However, Vance arrived at the arena before Hinchcliffe took the stage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Maybe it&rsquo;s a stupid, racist joke, as you said, maybe it&rsquo;s not. I haven&rsquo;t seen it. I&rsquo;m not going to comment on the specifics of the joke,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But I think that we have to stop getting so offended at every little thing in the United States of America. I&rsquo;m just &mdash; I&rsquo;m so over it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s campaign has since <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4956733-trump-campaign-hinchcliffe-puerto-rico-comments-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> the comedian&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-harris-doj-announces-it-will-monitor-voting-in-ohio-county-due-to-sheriffs-immigration-comments\/\" title=\"Biden-Harris DOJ Announces It Will &#039;Monitor&#039; Voting in Ohio County Due to Sheriff&#039;s Immigration Comments\">comments don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t reflect the views of the former president or the campaign, but it did not offer an apology for the comments. Still, Hinchcliffe&rsquo;s speech was approved by the campaign as it was loaded onto the teleprompter. It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebulwark.com\/p\/trumps-shock-comic-was-set-to-call\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reported<\/a> Hinchcliffe was told to take out certain parts of his prepared remarks, including calling Harris a &ldquo;c***.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At the rally, Hinchcliffe made comments about black people, drawing on racist tropes, saying he and his black &ldquo;buddies&rdquo; &ldquo;carved watermelons&rdquo; together. He called Palestinians rock-throwers and, in the same sentence, suggested Jews would not spend money, invoking an antisemitic trope. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">made disparaging remarks<\/a> toward Latinos, claiming that they &ldquo;love making babies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These Latinos, they love making babies, too. Just know that they do,&rdquo; Hinchcliffe said. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no pulling out. They don&rsquo;t do that. They come inside, just like they did to our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hinchcliffe has defended his routine, saying, &ldquo;These people have no sense of humor,&rdquo; in response to criticism from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Democratic vice presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Several Republicans have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3205483\/republicans-distance-themselves-comedians-puerto-rico-joke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">condemned<\/a> Hinchcliffe&rsquo;s remarks. Roberto Gonzalez Nieves, archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico, called on Trump to personally apologize for the controversial remarks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Puerto Rico is not a floating island of garbage. Puerto Rico is a beautiful country inhabited by a beautiful and noble people,&rdquo; wrote Gonzalez Nieves.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is not sufficient for your campaign to apologize,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;It is important that you, personally, apologize for these comments.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1848267\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1848267\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump claims he didn&#8217;t hear Hinchcliffe&#8217;s joke but remains silent on it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2361017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/donald-trump-atlanta-rally.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6733,8507,43856,3634],"class_list":["post-2361016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-controversy","tag-joke","tag-tony-hinchcliffe","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/donald-trump-atlanta-rally.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2361016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2361017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2361016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2361016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2361016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}