But the event also generated intense criticism from Democrats for remarks made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who spoke during the afternoon hours ahead of Trump and called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now.”

  • @Rapidcreek
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    Last night Rick Scott, who is running to re-elect in Florida, got a little frightened and messaged how much he loves Puerto Rico. Florida has the second largest population of Puerto Ricans and, interestingly enough, Pennsylvania has the largest.

    • @Spiralvortexisalie
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      63 hours ago

      Had to look that up cause it sounded off. Pennsylvania is fourth, after ofc Florida, NY, and NJ Source. PS Penn is less than half the numbers of FL or NY.

      • @Rapidcreek
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        Thought so too, but this could be old data. BBC broadcast last night confirmed it.

    • @fluxion
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      43 hours ago

      They just can’t help it, they love racism so much it’s hard to hold it back until after the election.

      • @Saprophyte
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        22 hours ago

        It’s a feature, not a bug. They need the racism to anger their base into voting.

        • @fluxion
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          32 hours ago

          Their racists were already voting, they were supposed to be courting other demographics like young latino men. But it’s just so hard to not be racist for 5 minutes…