Days before a knife-edge United States presidential vote, the race to the White House has been embroiled in a controversy over remarks at a Donald Trump campaign event in New York City that has sparked accusations of racism.
Stand-up comic Tony Hinchcliffe on Sunday provoked a hail of anger when he referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage” in a warm-up set at Madison Square Garden for the Republican presidential candidate as he campaigns against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
