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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Patrick

Trump bizarrely claims Puerto Ricans kiss him every time he sees them

Donald Trump has claimed that when he sees somebody from Puerto Rico they "give him a hug and a kiss" as he responded to the fallout from a comedian's racist joke about the island at his Madison Square Garden rally over the weekend.

Speaking to Sean Hannity on Fox News on Tuesday, 29 October, the former president responded to the outrage after Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."

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