Trump defends New York rally as ‘lovefest’ amid backlash over racist jokes against Puerto Rico The former US president avoided apologizing for Tony Hitchcliffe’s comment and the other offensive statements that were made against minority groups If anyone was expecting an apology from Donald Trump for the racist insults uttered at his rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, they will be disappointed. The former president appeared at Mar-a-Lago, his mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, arriving more than an hour and a quarter late for the scheduled press conference. He spoke for an hour, and only at the end of his address did he reference the rally, claiming “there’s never been an event so beautiful” and describing it as a “lovefest.
” Trump’s comments came two days after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe told Trump’s rally at New York’s Madison Square Garden: “I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico.” Hinchcliffe also mocked Jews, Palestinians, and various ethnic groups, including the Black and Latino community.
When asked about Hinchcliffe’s remarks in an interview with ABC News, Trump attempted to distance himself, stating: “I don’t know him, someone put him up there.” He also claimed he hadn’t heard the joke, despite it being widely circulated. In his Tuesday speech, Trump made no mention of the racist insults or the o.
