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The Latest Breaking News from Puerto Rico

Longtime GOP pollster warns Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment may have cost Harris the election

Frank Luntz warned ‘this may be a turning point’ in the presidential race

The Independent UK

Trump Professes His Love For Puerto Rico Amid 'Floating Island of Garbage' Joke Controversy

Trump continued his closing statement tour on Tuesday, with controversy floating his campaign, in Allentown, a majority Latino town in Pennsylvania.

Latin Times

Jimmy Kimmel roasts Trump’s ‘confusing’ garbage truck stunt

‘Shouldn’t they have put him in the back of that? The garbage goes in the back,’ the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host quipped

The Independent UK

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Donald Trump embraces Joe Biden's 'garbage' remark with rubbish truck stunt

Biden branded Trump’s supporters ‘garbage’ after a comedian at a Republican rally disparage Puerto Rico as a ‘floating island of garbage’

Evening Standard

Trump stages garbage truck stunt in bid to turn tables over Puerto Rico backlash

Republican nominee in high-vis vest says ‘250 million Americans are not garbage’ as he capitalises on Biden gaffe

The Guardian - AU

Trump prolongs uproar over Puerto Rico slur by driving garbage truck around in ‘total fail’ election stunt

Stunt intended to troll Biden and Harris underlines original source of garbage comments as Trump answers reporters’ questions leaning out of vehicle

The Independent UK

Reggaeton singer Nicky Jam retracts Trump endorsement, says Puerto Rico deserves respect

The ‘Hasta el Amanecer’ singer explained that he had originally supported Trump because he ‘believed it was what’s best for the economy’

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AOC Continues Blasting Republicans Over 'Garbage' Line: 'They Are Talking About ALL Of Us'

Democrats keep seeking to exploit the controversial comment made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at the Trump rally in Madison Square Garden

Latin Times

Puerto Rican Artists Withdraw Support For Trump After Insult

Puerto Rican singer Nicky Jam withdraws Trump endorsement after derogatory remarks about Puerto Rico, leading to support for Vice President Kamala Harris a...

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Biden Criticizes Trump Supporters For Racist Rhetoric

President Biden responds to Trump rally, denounces derogatory remarks about Puerto Rico, and criticizes Trump supporters' rhetoric.

The Independent UK

Jennifer Lopez to speak at Harris Las Vegas rally after comedian’s racist Puerto Rico joke at Trump’s MSG event

The singer has publicly thrown her support behind Kamala Harris following Tony Hinchcliffe’s racist joke calling Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage’

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The Guardian - US

US elections live: Harris addresses first-time voters as Trump performs ‘garbageman’ stunt – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Trump slams Biden for supposedly calling MAGA garbage – after he called entire US a ‘garbage can’

White House has said Biden was referring to Trump’s ‘hateful rhetoric at the Madison Square Garden rally as garbage’ – and not the GOP candidate’s supporters

The Independent UK

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.

Al Jazeera

Donald Trump attempts to recover Latino support with Pennsylvania rally

The Republican presidential candidate surrounded himself with Latino surrogates in Allentown as he weathered scandal.

The Independent UK

Trump tries to brush off racist joke about Puerto Rico with series of far-fetched boasts

‘Every time I go outside I see somebody from Puerto Rico. They give me a hug and a kiss’

The Independent UK

Trump pounces as Biden accused of calling MAGA supporters ‘garbage’ in wake of racist joke — but did he say it?

Trump campaign eager to change narrative of comedian’s remarks amid outrage in Latino community over ‘joke’ about Puerto Rico

The Guardian - US

Biden says ‘garbage’ remark was aimed at comedian, not Trump supporters

Edited video clip of president’s remarks suggests he insulted Trump backers, but his wording is unclear

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