Marc Anthony Says Of Trump Rally Swipe At Puerto Rico: “This I Won’t Forget”
Marc Anthony is the latest Puerto Rican recording artist to speak out against a Trump-supporting comedian’s swipe at the U.S. territory as “a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean.”
“This I won’t forget,” Anthony wrote on Instagram below a video of Tony Hinchcliffe’s remarks at a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.
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Anthony also posted video of Kamala Harris talking about her plans for Puerto Rico, and he reposted a video he made earlier this month in which he referred to Donald Trump’s previous remarks about the island.
“Even though some have forgotten, I remember what it was like when Donald Trump was president,” Anthony said. “I remember what he did and said about Puerto Rico, about our people.”
Anthony said that after Hurricane Maria “devastated our island, Trump blocked billions in relief while thousand died.” The video then featured a clip of Trump throwing paper towels at Puerto Ricans needing emergency assistance.
Anthony also reminded that Trump referred to some Mexican immigrants as “criminals” and “rapists,” and of his administration’s family separation policy.
Other entertainers, including Ricky Martin, also posted about Hinchcliffe’s remarks, while Jennifer Lopez and Bad Bunny expressed her support for Harris.
The vice president was asked about the rally earlier in the day, telling reporters, “It is just more of the same, and maybe more vivid than usual. Donald Trump spent the whole time trying to have Americans point the finger at each other, to fan the fuel of hate and division. And that is why people are exhausted with him.”
The Harris campaign also was up with an ad tied to Hinchcliffe’s remarks, while the Trump campaign tried to distance itself from the comedian’s remark. Up to now, polls had shown Trump making inroads with Latino voters.
“I’ve heard about the joke. I haven’t actually seen the joke that you mentioned,” JD Vance, Trump’s running mate, told reporters today. “…Can we all just take a chill pill, and take a joke from time to time?”
Hinchcliffe wasn’t the only speaker who generated a backlash. Another referred to Harris as the “antichrist,” and another said that she has “pimp handlers.” Tucker Carlson called her “Samoan-Malaysian” and a “low IQ former California prosecutor.”
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