Tony Hinchcliffe, who opened for Donald Trump’s rally held at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, October 27, has received backlash for his comments on Puerto Rico. Due to this, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and other artists supported Kamala Harris on social media.
According to a Hollywood Reporter article, during the rally he called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.” Hinchcliffe, an Ohio-born comedian, is primarily known for his acting. His previous work also includes being one of the writers for the Comedy Central Roast show. Additionally, in 2016, he was one of the roasters on Snoop Dogg’s All Def Digital Roast. In the same year, according to Wikipedia, his one-hour Netflix special, One Shot, was also released.
He also roasted Tom Brady during his infamous roast, which took place this year. Comedian best known for his podcast titled Kill Tony, in which comedy veterans and amateurs take turns performing their one-minute sets.
However, this is not the first time he has said something questionable and faced criticism. During his May 2021 show, he began his set with an offensive joke, referring to an anti-Asian racial slur, that was directed at Peng Dang, who, according to the website, after his performance He was introduced.
This reportedly resulted in her being dropped by her agency, WME, and losing several commitments. Now, he is signed with United Talent Agency.
During Sunday’s rally, before making the controversial comment, he also said that Latinos “like to have kids.” According to Forbes, these comments resulted in Kamala Harris’s campaign calling her comments a “disgusting racist attack against Latinos.”
Due to the words spoken by Hinchcliffe at the political event, he faced criticism from Democrats and especially from industry leaders with Puerto Rican roots.
It didn’t take long for Bad Bunny to share a video of the VP (which Harris shared on social media) on his Instagram stories. In the clip, he called out Trump for his actions when Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the island in 2017.
In the video, the Vice President said that there was a lot “at stake” in the election for Puerto Rican votes, and he noted that this election was not a choice between the former President and him, but between very “different viewpoints”. . Their nation.
The singer also shared a second clip of her video, in which she expressed that she would never forget what Trump did and didn’t do when Puerto Rico needed a “caring and capable leader.” “He abandoned the island, tried to block aid after successive devastating hurricanes, and was offered nothing more than paper towels and insults,” Harris said.
Jennifer Lopez also shared the VP’s video on her Instagram Stories, along with a post that mentioned the candidate’s plan for aid to Puerto Rico.
Along with both celebrities, others including Ana Navarro and Ricky Martin also showed their support for Harris on social media following the comedian’s comments.
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