{"id":2363340,"date":"2024-11-02T23:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T03:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-defends-tony-hinchcliffe-but-insists-he-has-not-heard-puerto-rico-joke-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-02T23:06:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T03:06:40","slug":"trump-defends-tony-hinchcliffe-but-insists-he-has-not-heard-puerto-rico-joke-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-defends-tony-hinchcliffe-but-insists-he-has-not-heard-puerto-rico-joke-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump defends Tony Hinchcliffe but insists he has not heard Puerto Rico joke &#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\">32<\/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-defends-tony-hinchcliffe-but-insists-he-has-not-heard-puerto-rico-joke-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=2363340&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>Former President Donald \u2064Trump defended \u200bcomedian Tony Hinchcliffe during an \u200dinterview on &#8220;Fox and Friends&#8221; after Hinchcliffe made a\u200d controversial joke \u2064about \u2064Puerto Rico at a rally in Madison Square Garden. The\u2063 joke, \u200cwhich referred to \u2063Puerto Rico\u2063 as a &#8220;floating island of\u200d garbage,&#8221; drew criticism from both political parties. Trump emphasized that he had not heard the joke himself but criticized Democrats for focusing on it and detracting from the rally&#8217;s purpose. He\u2062 characterized Hinchcliffe&#8217;s comments as part of a comedian&#8217;s performance, suggesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">political opponents misrepresented<\/a> the situation by\u200c highlighting an offhanded remark instead of the rally&#8217;s intended message.  <\/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 defends Tony Hinchcliffe but insists he has not heard Puerto Rico joke<\/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_1870977\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> came to the defense of comedian Tony Hinchcliffe while reiterating that he has not heard his joke about Puerto Rico at the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Madison Square Garden rally last weekend, specifically when Hinchcliffe called the Caribbean island a &ldquo;floating island of garbage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Calling in to <em>Fox and Friends<\/em>, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tv\/trump-defends-comic-tony-hinchcliffe-trashing-puerto-rico-at-msg-rally-hes-a-comedian-and-he-joked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"addressed\">addressed<\/a> the joke that has sparked condemnation from both sides of the aisle, directing blame at Democrats who &ldquo;stained&rdquo; his rally by focusing on a joke from a comedian.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I guess somebody put on a comedian and he joked. He was a comedian. He joked. He mentioned Puerto Rico. And all of a sudden the Democrats. &hellip; So let me just tell, so, they come up, and a comedian put in early in the show, as a filler in all fairness. I guess he said some joke, I haven&rsquo;t heard the joke, but he said some joke, and he mentioned Puerto Rico. All of a sudden they come out with something about Puerto Rico,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And they sort of stained it [the rally] a little bit by a comedian that, I have no idea who he is. He&rsquo;s a man that was put there by very good people and well-meaning people. He mentioned Puerto Rico and they made it like a big deal,&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s defense of Hinchcliffe follows an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3207114\/trump-didnt-hear-tony-hinchcliffe-joke-doesnt-denounce-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"equivocation\">equivocation<\/a> earlier this week, when he simply 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. However, the Trump campaign said at the time that 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.<\/p>\n<p>Several prominent Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3205483\/republicans-distance-themselves-comedians-puerto-rico-joke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"distanced\">distanced<\/a> themselves from Hinchcliffe&rsquo;s remark about Puerto Ricans, including Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Rep. 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