The Trump campaign has been actively trying to distance itself from comedian Tony Hinchcliffe after he made racist jokes at a New York rally for Trump over the weekend, and Seth Meyers is stunned — mostly because Trump rarely shuns anyone. Not even Al Capone or Hannibal Lecter.
Among the remarks he made at the event, Hinchcliffe inferred that Puerto Rico is a “floating island of garbage,” and immediately drew harsh criticisms from both sides of the aisle.
And, though fellow stand-up comedian Cristela Alonzo explained that it is more than likely that the Trump campaign vetted Hinchcliffe and picked him because he’d reflect Trump’s views, officials nonetheless released a statement saying “This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.”
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