Trump calls his New York rally a ‘lovefest’ as he faces backlash for crude and racist remarks
Donald Trump in Pennsylvania
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called his New York rally a “lovefest” after he was slammed for crude and racist remarks, news agency AP reported.
During his Madison Square Garden rally in New York, several speakers made crude comments including a joke made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, saying Puerto Rico was a “floating island of garbage.”
Instead of apologising, Trump took a different stance, saying it was an “honour to be involved” in and praising it.
“The love in that room. It was breathtaking,” the former president said. “It was like a lovefest, an absolute lovefest. And it was my honour to be involved.”
However, he distanced himself from Hinchcliffe’s remarks and told Fox News on Tuesday (Oct 29) that he doesn’t know anything about Hinchcliffe and “can’t imagine it’s a big deal.” Although, later he said that “probably he shouldn’t have been there.” Trump said this in the swing state of Pennsylvania two days after the New York rally.
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In an interview with ABC News on Tuesday, Trump said, “I don’t know him. Someone put him up there. I don’t know who he is.”
A liability for Trump's campaign?
With just a week left for Election Day, Trump allies have expressed concern over the incident, calling the event a liability. Puerto Ricans who live in Pennsylvania and other important swing states hold great electoral significance.
“This is not a time to have anyone criticize Puerto Rico or Latinos,” former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley told Fox News Channel in an interview. Haley earlier challenged Trump for the GOP presidential nomination but later endorsed him.
Later Trump held a rally in Pennsylvania’s Allentown, a city with a large Hispanic population. He was joined by Puerto Rico’s shadow U.S. senator, Zoraida Buxo, who defended the former president.
“We need this man to be our commander in chief,” said Buxo, who cannot vote in the Senate because Puerto Rico is not a state. “He will make us feel safe and he will protect us.”
However, anger in Allentown lingers on as some voters criticised the racial comments made against Latinos, Blacks, Jews and Palestinians. Some sexist insults were also targetted at Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s Democratic rival and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
(With inputs from agencies)
