Bad Bunny endorses Kamala Harris after Tony Hinchcliffe’s ‘garbage’ joke on Puerto Rico at Trump rally

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Rapper Bad Bunny endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Sunday, October 27, after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made a "garbage" joke on Puerto Rico at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally.

The comedian called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage" which offended the rapper and the comments were immediately criticized by Harris’ campaign, per Consequence Sound.

Bad Bunny endorses Kamala Harris after Tony Hinchcliffe's 'garbage' joke

Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, shared a video of Kamala Harris with his 45 million Instagram followers that showed the Vice President saying, "There’s so much at stake in this election for Puerto Rican voters and for Puerto Rico."

Moreover, Bunny's endorsement was confirmed by a representative of the artist.

Meanwhile, Angel Cintron, the head of the GOP on the island, and Republican US Rep Maria Elvira Salazar, who represents parts of Miami, condemned Tony Hinchcliffe's remarks, but the damage had been done.

Bunny also shared another part of the clip Harris made on Puerto Rico, saying “I will never forget what Donald Trump did and what he did not do when Puerto Rico needed a caring and a competent leader."

Other Puerto Rican singers such as Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have also shown support for Harris whereas Trump has received support from other popular stars such as Anuel AA and Nicky Jam.

Donald Trump's camp distances itself from Tony Hinchcliffe after 'garbage' joke

Donald Trump's campaign is trying to maintain its distance from comedian Tony Hinchcliffe after he made an unsavory joke about Puerto Rico at the former president's Madison Square Garden rally.

Hinchliffe’s speech included multiple controversial jokes that focused particularly on immigration, and Latino and Black voters.

In one such comment, Hinchcliffe compared Puerto Rico to a "floating pile of garbage" drawing some laughter but many gasps and groans from the Republican crowd, per Mediaite.

The comedian said, "I don’t know if you guys know this, but there is literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico?"

After the remarks, the Trump campaign tried to distance itself from the comedian’s comments, per Washington Post.

Senior campaign adviser Danielle Alvarez said in a statement, "This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign."

Internet sides with Bad Bunny and slams Tony Hinchcliffe for his 'garbage' joke

Several internet users sided with Bad Bunny as he endorsed Kamala Harris and they also slammed comedian Tony Hinchcliffe for his distasteful joke on Puerto Rico at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally.

A user wrote on X, "Bad Bunny boosted Kamala Harris' Puerto Rico pledge after a Trump rally joke about PR backfired."

Another added, "Bad Bunny with over 40M followers just endorsed VP Kamala Harris. This about to shake some s**t up!"

A person also stated, "Bad Bunny saw the clip of that comedian at that tr*mp rally and was like, bet."

Another mentioned, "Bad Bunny threw his endorsement Kamala Harris after that racist comedian said that bad joke."

A user also wrote, "Hi Tony We’re aware that you’re a comedian. But when you are a featured speaker at a campaign event, what you say reflects on the campaign. If no one from the campaign informed you of that, they screwed you royally."

Another remarked, "You’re not funny, Tony. You haven’t been for a long time."

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