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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lorenzo Tondo

Puerto Rico Republican chair demands Trump apology for rally’s racist remarks

Tony Hinchcliffe speaking at the Trump rally
Tony Hinchcliffe has come under fire for his inflammatory comments made about Puerto Rico in the opening speech. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

The president of the Republican party’s branch in Puerto Rico has said he will not vote for Donald Trump unless he apologises for racist remarks made at his rally referring to the US island territory as a “floating island of garbage”.

Outrage even among fellow Republicans is continuing to mount after the racist insult at the Republican nominee’s rally at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday, with the podcaster Tony Hinchcliffe coming under fire for his inflammatory comments made about Puerto Rico in the opening speech.

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