Tony Hinchcliffe, who opened Donald Trump’s rally, which took place on Sunday, October 27 at Madison Square Garden, drew backlash for his comments about Puerto Rico. This led Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and other artists to support Kamala Harris on social media.

During the rally, he called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage,” according to the Hollywood Reporter article. Hinchcliffe, an Ohio-born comedian, is best known for his roasts. His previous work also includes being one of the writers for the Comedy Central show Roast. Apart from that, in 2016, he was one of the roasters on Snoop Dogg’s All Def Digital Roast. The same year, his hour-long Netflix special, One Shot, was also released, according to Wikipedia.

He also roasted Tom Brady during his famous roast, which took place this year. The comedian is known for his podcast called Kill Tony, in which comedy veterans and amateurs take turns appearing and presenting their one-minute sets.

However, this is not the first time he has said something questionable and received criticism. During his May 2021 show, he opened his set with an insulting joke consisting of an anti-Asian racial bitch that was apparently directed at Peng Dang, who had introduced him after his performance, according to the website.

This would have caused him to be abandoned by his agency, WME, and to lose several engagements. Now he has signed with United Talent Agency.

At Sunday’s rally, before making the controversial remark, he also said Latinos “love making babies.” These remarks gave rise to Kamala Harriscampaign calling his comments a “vile racist tirade against Latinos,” according to Forbes.

Due to Hinchcliffe’s words at the political event, he drew criticism from Democrats, and particularly from prominent industry figures with Puerto Rican roots.

It didn’t take long to Bad bunny to share a video of the vice president (which Harris shared on social media) on her Instagram Stories. In the clip, she criticized Trump for his actions when Hurricanes Irma and Maria hit the island in 2017.

In the video, the vice president said there was a lot “at stake” in the election of Puerto Rican votes, and she mentioned that this election was not a choice between her and the former president but a choice between “very different visions” of the situation. their nation.

The singer also shared the second clip from her video, in which she expressed never forgetting what Trump did and didn’t do when Puerto Rico needed a “caring and competent leader.” Harris added: “He abandoned the island, tried to block aid after back-to-back devastating hurricanes, and offered nothing but paper towels and insults. »

Jennifer Lopez also shared the vice president’s video on her Instagram Stories, along with a post mentioning the candidate’s plan to help Puerto Rico.

Alongside the two celebrities, others, including Ana Navarro and Ricky Martin, also showed their support for Harris on social media following the comedian’s remarks.

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