The outcry over the now infamous "floating island of garbage" joke uttered by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a Trump Madison Square Garden Trump rally continues to make the rounds, to the point that some analysts believe it could alter tight races in states with a considerable Puerto Rican population. From boricua celebs to politicians across the aisle, condemnation from Democrats and even some Republicans came swiftly in the aftermath.
Trump himself has been seeking to downplay the episode. During a telephone interview on Fox News during the weekend, the former president accused "the Democrats" of unfairly making a "big deal" out of the joke. "Well, I guess somebody put on a comedian and he joked," Trump said, adding that he didn't know who Hinchcliffe was and summarizing the incident as "one comedian telling one little joke early in the show when nobody had even started going into the arena."
