MAGA comedian Tony Hinchcliffe workshopped offensive Puerto Rico joke at NYC comedy club before Trump MSG rally: report

MAGA comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, whose violative jokes astatine Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally drew outrage from some sides of nan governmental spectrum, reportedly practiced his arguable worldly astatine a section drama nine nan nighttime before.

Hinchcliffe first tried his statement calling Puerto Rico “a floating land of garbage” astatine nan Manhattan drama nine The Stand connected Saturday night, wherever it went complete poorly, according to NBC News which happened to person a news shaper successful nan audience.

The joke did not get immoderate laughs — only a fistful of “awkward chuckles,” nan news position reported.

But Hinchcliffe, a Texas-based comedian who hosts nan Kill Tony podcast, delivered nan aforesaid joke astatine nan Republican nominee’s at-capacity rally nan adjacent nighttime aft claiming his regular would get a amended reception from Trump supporters during his astonishment Stand set.

“There’s a batch going on. There’s virtually a floating land of garbage successful nan mediate of nan water correct now. I deliberation it’s called Puerto Rico,” he said from nan shape astatine The Garden Sunday night.

The reproach to nan US territory drew near-immediate backlash from nan likes of Kamala Harris’ moving mate Tim Walz, who was gaming during a unrecorded Twitch watercourse pinch Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

“You person immoderate a—hole calling Puerto Rico ‘floating garbage,’ cognize that that’s what they deliberation astir you. It’s what they deliberation astir anyone who makes little money than them,” he said, calling for Puerto Ricans to return statement of that onslaught connected them.

The objections only grew from there pinch some Democrats and Republicans blasting nan distasteful remarks.

“This is not a joke. It’s wholly classless & successful mediocre taste,” Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) said.

“Puerto Rico is nan crown jewel of nan Caribbean & location to galore of nan astir patriotic Americans I know,” he said on X. “@TonyHinchcliffe intelligibly isn’t funny & decidedly doesn’t bespeak my values aliases those of nan Republican Party.”

“Comedian @TonyHinchcliffe’s remarks are despicable, misguided, and revolting,” tweeted Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, nan Republican resident commissioner of Puerto Rico. “What he said is not funny; conscionable arsenic his comments were rejected by nan audience, they should beryllium rejected by all! There tin beryllium nary room for specified vile and racist expressions. They do not correspond nan values of nan GOP.”

The Trump run has since tried to region itself from Hinchcliffe, who claimed his joke was taken retired of discourse to make it look racist by group pinch “no consciousness of humor.”

“These jokes do not bespeak nan views of President Trump aliases nan campaign,” Trump run elder advisor Danielle Alvarez said successful a statement.

The crude stand-up regular led aggregate Puerto Rican celebrities to publically vouch for Harris connected societal media.

Hours earlier Hinchcliffe’s stand-up set, Harris unveiled respective argumentation proposals to “build a brighter early for Puerto Rico.”

Reggaeton musician and megastar Bad Bunny reposted a Harris video connected nan proposals and her disapproval of Trump’s alleged mishandling of Hurricane Maria betterment efforts for nan land territory to his 45 cardinal Instagram followers.

While Puerto Rican residents cannot ballot successful statesmanlike elections, Puerto Ricans surviving connected mainland America — including successful plaything states for illustration Pennsylvania — are a coveted electorate.