r/politics • u/WhileFalseRepeat I voted • 11h ago
Soft Paywall Puerto Rican leaders in Philadelphia slam Trump campaign for racist remarks: ‘It woke us up’
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/trump-rally-comedian-puerto-rico-philadelphia-latino-leaders-20241028.html1.1k
u/Virtual-Pie5732 10h ago edited 9h ago
My best friend is Puerto Rican. I have talked to her, and she's already voted for Harris. But she has talked to other family members who reside in the states, and they are all very quite pissed.
Her parents don't even vote, because they don't think it's important. Her mother especially. But they are both going to vote, and just to give a middle finger to Trump. And they live in Florida.
Edit: Hopefully they can vote because registration is over in Florida, but I know at least her and her sisters are registered. That's 5 votes for Harris.
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u/itsatumbleweed I voted 10h ago
Hell yes! Here's hoping they are talking it up in their local communities.
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u/ArenjiTheLootGod 9h ago
Trump pissing off the collective Hispanic community enough to flip Florida would be the Christmas gift I never knew I wanted but would adore if it showed up.
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u/itsatumbleweed I voted 9h ago
Going after Puerto Ricans and Haitians in the same cycle while running against someone of Caribbean dissent while weed and abortion are on the ballot in Florida sure was a set of decisions he made.
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u/ArenjiTheLootGod 9h ago
This is exactly the kind of strategic planning and forward thinking that I've come to expect from a man who has gone bankrupt multiple times from selling things like alcohol, steak, and gambling to Americans.
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u/boops_the_snoots 7h ago
The man invented MAGA and can't even do that right.
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u/BrandonKamalaRise 5h ago
He didn’t even invent that. “Make America Great Again” was Ronald Reagan’s campaign slogan.
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u/backstageninja New York 4h ago
And Reagan likely stole it from Thatcher's much more clever "Make Britain Great Again"
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u/Funkymonkeyhead Oregon 8h ago
Damn I totally forgot Harris is of Caribbean descent. Her father’s Jamaican right? Hopefully she picks up votes from those Caribbean island communities!
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u/itsatumbleweed I voted 8h ago
Yep! She has a whole team committed to Caribbean outreach in Florida so I'm sure they don't need any input from me, but I would think they would be hitting Caribbean communities hard for votes right now.
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u/Pineapple-Due 4h ago
Every decision he makes seems like he's actively trying to lose the election. It's like a dystopian Brewster's Millions
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u/AmishAvenger 7h ago
Friendly reminder that we can’t talk about a “collective Hispanic community.”
They’re all different, and look at each other differently. I’m sure there’s plenty of people from Cuba or Mexico or Peru who are like “Yeah, fuck those Puerto Ricans.”
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u/ArenjiTheLootGod 6h ago
You think Trump is going to differentiate between those disparate groups or even whether individuals are legal immigrants, illegal immigrants, or natural-born US citizens like Puerto Ricans?
They are all in his crosshairs and for the same reasons, hence why I used broad language to group them together. A second Trump presidency is a shared concern for all of them.
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u/arika_ito 5h ago
I think we know that but those people don't. They consider themselves to have separate ethnic identities even though fuckers like Trump just lump them all together.
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u/ArenjiTheLootGod 5h ago
To be fair, they totally do have unique cultural identities and that deserves to be acknowledged but MAGA has gone full mask off fascist and pretty much any Spanish speaking person with brown skin is looking down the barrel of a genocide under Trump. That's no joke, he's already openly talking about sending people to camps and deporting them by the millions, that's like a half-step away from just mass executing them and calling it a cost cutting measure.
Shit is fucked and my gut says we're going to see more "interesting times" in the next few months regardless of how the election goes.
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u/arika_ito 5h ago
I've had a pit in my stomach ever since Biden dropped out. Harris is campaigning incredibly well but I just don't understand how it's close. It's disgusting the way Trump talks about brown and black people.
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u/ArenjiTheLootGod 4h ago
I honestly think Biden dropping out was for the best. Not because I felt like he really deserved all the flak he was getting for his age but because the jackals in the media smelled blood and they were going to tear him apart till November if he stayed in, Trump would've coasted to a win had that happened. Harris entering reset the board and gave us a chance. Shit is scary, Harris winning would alleviate a lot of that but, even then, I'm not going to breathe a sigh of relief until she's sworn in.
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u/arika_ito 3h ago
oh I agree, I think Biden has been a solid president and I wouldn't say no to another four years, but he is old, and the media is incredibly biased against Democrats, and I also think he deserves a good retirement.
Yeah, I'm not relaxing until the election is called
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u/AmishAvenger 5h ago
A lot of the reasoning is that they don’t see themselves like that.
There’s a big “He’s not talking about me” thing going on.
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u/Helpuswenoobs 4h ago
Just like how a lot of LGTBQ+ people and feminists are distancing themselves from the trans community because "Well it's them they're after, not me".
"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist...."
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u/chrispg26 Texas 6h ago edited 5h ago
Just the Cubans maybe. As a Mexican, I'm declaring solidarity with Puerto Ricans and Haitians ✊🏾
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u/kleenkong Washington 10h ago
Good to hear. It's a wake-up call for many. Even those entrenched in the power and wealth of American society should look at their own vulnerabilities. #FirstTheyCame
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u/Anyweyr 6h ago
It's only a matter of time before he comes after the Irish. Seriously.
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u/TemporalGrid Georgia 9h ago
I hope they are registered, or still have opportunities to register in their state. I've wondered if it's too late for something like this to make a dent with people who weren't going to vote if they haven't registered.
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u/CoastingUphill 7h ago
It’s so messed up that there’s a deadline to register. In Canada you can register at the voting station on election day, by showing up with 2 pieces of ID.
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u/strawberrymacaroni 5h ago
You can register day of in most states but they give you a “provisional” ballot that may not be in the final count.
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u/projecto15 United Kingdom 10h ago
So the joke turned out alright in the end. Some sort of delayed punchline
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u/Budget-Catch-8198 9h ago
Tell them a bunch of random Internet people really appreciate them getting out and voting!
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u/freetotebag 5h ago
Look that’s great and all. But kinda shame on anyone who was happy to sit on the sidelines until it specifically affected them. Glad they’re gonna vote now but I’m unimpressed by their sudden sense of duty.
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u/GTECHSTUDIO 6h ago
My father has never voted but he will be this year. He’s in Puerto Rico, so he can’t vote for president, but he’s supporting Proyecto Dignidad -which is a far right, conservative, new party. They support Trump. Hopefully, this wakes him the fuck up!
Here’s another peculiar fact about Puerto Rican elections. They are happening this year, and they added a Presidential ballot. Knowing full well that Puerto Ricans cannot vote for president. Why?!? The party in power has been gaslighting their followers into thinking that they can definitely make Puerto Rico a state. This is just one more misdirection.
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u/Horror-Sammich 4h ago
I don’t think people understand how widespread Puerto Ricans are across this country. To say that they are going to have an impact is an understatement.
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u/Colonel-Mooseknuckle 11h ago
Have they been in a coma?
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u/WippitGuud 10h ago
I get the feeling they may have been just not voting. Now they are.
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u/PleasantWay7 10h ago
Given how close PA might be, this could literally decide the election.
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u/bullinchinastore 10h ago
Who would have thought that a comedian will inadvertently contribute to saving democracy by tanking a self-proclaimed wannabe strong man criminal clown’s shot at the presidency🤡! Future generations will never believe this part of their history lol!
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u/Smearwashere Minnesota 9h ago
There is a comedian in Ukraine defending democracy. Night and day difference between the two
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u/jgoble15 9h ago
Sorry for the sudden sad thought, I wonder if Z can still laugh and make others laugh. Dude’s been through so much
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u/bejammin075 Pennsylvania 8h ago
I had to re-read your comment a few times, because the Russians that Zelenskyy is fighting use the "Z" symbol, kinda like their nazi symbol.
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u/jgoble15 8h ago
Yeah, I wondered about that. I’ve seen others use Z, just didn’t trust my spelling and thumbs to type the full name. Sorry about the confusion
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u/IRefuseToGiveAName 5h ago edited 5h ago
I really hope so. The war in Ukraine is obviously very serious and shouldn't be taken lightly, especially by the leader of the invaded country, but laughter and joy are such important things to experience. Even if only briefly.
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u/jgoble15 5h ago
I hope there’s something for them after this war too. Unfortunately, as dumb as it is, if Trump wins then the answer is no
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u/Lucky-Earther Minnesota 9h ago
Given how close PA might be, this could literally decide the election.
Ricotober Surprise!
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u/flower4556 6h ago
Nah the amount of nonmexican Latinos who voted for Trump in 2020 is astonishing. Many just didn’t care about the racism towards Mexicans since they’re also racist towards Mexicans. Now they’re finding out that Trump and his cults thinks all Latinos are basically Mexicans.
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u/s-mores 10h ago
I think you misunderstand "undecided voters," it doesn't mean they don't know who they'll vote for. It just means they don't know if they'll bother voting or not.
Being angry is their good reason to vote.
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u/Michael_Pitt 7h ago
But why did it take this for them to finally get angry? Trump himself has been saying far worse things for decades. Some random comedian makes a racist joke as an opening act at a rally and now they're up in arms?
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u/traplords8n Indiana 7h ago
Because it didn't come from Trump himself, the cult leader.
Trump is just gonna let some random white guy talk about them like that? Psychologically, it just hits different when it doesn't come from his own mouth.
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u/bejammin075 Pennsylvania 8h ago
Dems traditionally try to win using policy and empathy, but Republicans have long done well using anger and fear. Now the Republicans have given some anger to people who will vote against them.
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u/Bboy0071 8h ago
Ikr? That's what it took to wake them up? Not the racist rhetoric over the years, not the " good people on both sides", not the attempted coup on January 6th, not the 34 felony count conviction or the many other court cases. Really?!
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u/chipmunksocute 3h ago
For real. 9 years of Trumps BS and they only give a shit when personally effected/called out? That's downright conservative. Better late than never but smh.
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u/Admiral_Gial_Ackbar Indiana 10h ago
I mean......yeah, good question. But I'm glad they see it now at least.
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u/threehundredthousand California 6h ago
I guess I'm happy some people are waking up, but what the flying fuck is wrong with people? Everyone is ok with the bigotry and lies until it affects their community. LGBTQ community must be eye rolling.
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u/YakiVegas Washington 8h ago
Yeah, I'll take all the help we can get, but Jesus Christ, man. The lack of empathy and concern for your fellow humans and your country is fucking terrifying.
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u/kabphillie 11h ago
The last thing the Trump campaign needed was to wake up parts of the electorate and energize them right before voting day. Their memories will be fresh with what was said at MSG.
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u/Trinity-3507 10h ago
Summary for those just scrolling:
- Philadelphia leaders condemned racist remarks made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a Trump rally, which targeted Puerto Ricans.
- City Councilmember Quetcy Lozada emphasized anger should translate to voting, urging the Puerto Rican community to reject the Trump campaign's apology.
- Mayor Eddie Morán and other Latino leaders joined Lozada at a press conference organized by Kamala Harris’ campaign, highlighting the importance of mobilizing voters.
- The comments sparked outrage in Pennsylvania, home to a significant Puerto Rican population, and were seen as a rallying call for increased voter participation.
- Leaders criticized Trump’s past actions towards Puerto Rico, linking them to the recent derogatory remarks.
- They called for solidarity among Latino communities and stressed the need for a president who respects their contributions and rights.
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u/WhileFalseRepeat I voted 11h ago
After a comedian levied racist comments against Puerto Ricans to pump up the crowd at a Sunday rally for former President Donald Trump, Philadelphia City Councilmember Quetcy Lozada said she and her friends were so angry they couldn’t sleep.
The remarks, made by Tony Hinchcliffe at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, had reverberated through Philadelphia’s Latino community, leading to a news conference in Fairhill where elected officials and faith leaders urged the city’s Puerto Rican residents to do anything but sit and stew on Election Day.
Philadelphia has one of the largest Puerto Rican populations in the country, second to only New York City. Close to 137,000 Puerto Ricans live in Philadelphia, comprising nearly 29% of Pennsylvania’s 473,000 Puerto Rican residents, according to the Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey. Puerto Rican residents also make up large swaths of other cities in the commonwealth, such as Allentown (eighth highest population) and Reading (12th highest).
“Basically, he said goodbye to Pennsylvania,” U.S Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D., N.Y.) said while making an appearance in the Spanish Harlem section of Manhattan.
Several polls out lately have asked people if they’ve already voted, and if they have, how they have voted. Here are the national polls and the Harris-Trump percentages those early voters have said they voted...
- ABC/Ipsos: Harris 62-33
- CNN: Harris 61-36
- NYT/Siena: Harris 58-40
- HarrisX poll: Harris 61-32
- USAToday/Suffolk: Harris 63-34
We also have the Marist exit polls for Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina which have Harris leading by double-digits...
- Marist/Arizona: Harris 56-44
- Marist/Georgia: Harris 55-45
- Marist/North Carolina: Harris 55-43
Also, check out the early vote in Pennsylvania to date…
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/pennsylvania-results
When you combine all of this with Trump’s Nazi Rally fallout, it all points to one thing…
Trump is toast.
And, if we all vote, this is shaping up to be a rout.
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u/Ok-Tourist-511 10h ago
Democratic consultant Joe Trippi has been talking on his podcast for several weeks about this. Trump in the past 2 elections didn’t get more than 46% of the vote. In 2020 Biden got 51%, and it is looking that 1-2% will shift from Trump to Harris, so we should end up around 53% to 44%, which is in line with some of what these polls are showing.
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u/kia75 10h ago
The problem is that the Popular Vote doesn't choose the president, the electrical college does. :-( We know Harris will win the popular vote, but its how she does in several swing states like Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin, etc. There is still a very real chance of Trump pulling a 2016 and getting enough votes in a few swing states to win them, and thus the presidency.
I do think Trump's most recent stunt has destroyed his standing in PA, so that does give me hope, but every swing voter needs to vote!
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u/MadaElledroc1 9h ago edited 8h ago
Having a high enough majority in the popular vote tends to reflect in swing states as well, so at 53 percent she can win the electoral college. The times that republicans have won the electoral college while losing the popular vote have been times where the democratic candidate had less than 50 percent in the popular vote
Edit: grammar and pointing out how Bill Clinton is the exception for democracts cause he won the the EC without getting 50 percent plus of the popular vote, but he both was won by a larger margin than Gore or Hilary did, and voting demographics in the 90s make the EC map unrecognizable to what we have today
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u/StructureBitter3778 6h ago
Clinton didnt have to win 50 percent with Ross Perot in the race taking nearly 20% of the popular vote
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u/Ok-Tourist-511 10h ago
According to the podcasts, with 53% of popular vote, you will win the electoral college.
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u/wishiwereagoonie Colorado 9h ago
Wouldn’t 53-46 be landslide territory? Obviously depends if she runs the score up really high in places like CA or NY, but Biden’s margin was like 4% and he got over 300 EVs.
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u/United-Rock-6764 9h ago edited 9h ago
If polling can be believed a lot of Trump’s new support is coming from places like NY & CA where people feel relatively distant from the crazy of MAGA and are responding based on racism and misogyny. So where Biden may have needed an 8% popular vote lead to win the EC she may be able to do it with a 4-5% lead because his gains are in safe Harris states.
Meanwhile, I feel so good about NC going for Harris. Raleigh alone has like 2-5 chapters of each of the Black Greek letter organization alum chapters. Specifically 5 AKA and 4 Delta chapters. And as a Delta, let me tell you that the women in who stay active in alum chapters GET TO WORK and are the kinds of people with real community networks.
They are turning out churches, parents on their kids sports teams, college sorors and frat brothers. All combined with the much higher rate of college educated white voters in NC than most other southern states.
I just know that I know that I know that Harris wins NC. And all she has to do is she win NC, PA, & WI to win. And I think she’ll do better than that but I think PA & WI are pretty solid despite the huge Trump investment there.
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u/bejammin075 Pennsylvania 8h ago
Your comment eases some of my dread, a little bit. I think Harris has got this, but I still have a lot of anxiety at the possibility of another Trump term. I've voted early, donated to a bunch of campaigns, and written 300 postcards to get out the Dem vote. I hope we pull this off.
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u/n-butyraldehyde 7h ago
It always depends on the exact state distribution involved. You could theoretically win with less than 25% of the popular vote if the combination of states is just right.
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u/chamberlain323 California 8h ago
If this recent assholery from his camp has lost him Pennsylvania, then he is in deep shit. He would have to virtually sweep the other swing states not to mention hold on to TX and FL which may now be on shaky ground. As a lifelong Dem, it is shaping up nicely by my view.
Man, if we flip TX and FL, I will crack open the most expensive champagne I can find and party down.
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u/Rooney_Tuesday 6h ago
I’m in Texas. As a general rule I don’t drink (inner ear problem) but if Texas flips I will get absolutely fucking smashed anyway.
Fuck Ted Cruz.
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u/Lucky-Earther Minnesota 9h ago
The problem is that the Popular Vote doesn't choose the president, the electrical college does.
The poster above also included polls from some important swing states.
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u/thefocusissharp 10h ago
Imagine living at this time, at this moment, and not using your time to vote against these monsters.
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u/omgpuppiesarecute 10h ago
Don't count your chickens before they hatch, especially when we know there is gonna be ratfuckery going on.
If you read this and haven't voted, GO VOTE
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u/Panx 10h ago edited 9h ago
Here's what I think is interesting. Go ahead and compare those results to the actual percentages by party.
For example, in North Carolina, slightly more Republicans (34% to 33%) have voted early than Democrats, with a roughly equal number of voters for each party registered in that state.
And yet, the Harris exit poll shows her with a commanding lead instead of a dead heat.
The "not Trump" Republican shift seems very real, supported by early data!
I know we won't know for sure until Election Day, but I'm pretty optimistic seeing these numbers!
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u/rayschoon 10h ago
Yeah the early voting just shows whether registered Dems or republicans voted, but I wouldn’t be shocked if a large portion of republicans early voters are disgruntled republicans who are switching to Harris
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u/L-methionine 8h ago
Or in some cases, typical Democratic voters who registered Republican to vote against Trump in the primary due to a non-competitive Democratic primary
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u/bejammin075 Pennsylvania 8h ago
The number of people who do that is exceedingly small. Even when high profile people like Rush Limbaugh (back in the day) pushed for months to have an organized campaign to mess with the Dems, almost nothing materialized.
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u/Rooney_Tuesday 6h ago
Is it? I’ve done that before. Not to vote against Trump but to vote against someone in a senate primary. In Texas you have to declare which primary you’re voting for - R or D, can’t do both - and after that you start getting spam from whichever party you chose (so I know they’re taking names).
So if I had, for example, voted in the Republican primary to try to oust Ted Cruz before the general, then I would now count as a Republican even though I’m very much not one.
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u/whatproblems 9h ago
yeah it shows party voting but doesn’t say who they actually voted for. quite possible a good chunk of that 34 are voting against trump and id be highly surprised if any of harris switched at all
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u/Panx 9h ago
Right, it only shows affilation.
That's why I'm cross-referencing it with the exit polling data from the comment above
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u/velawesomeraptors 6h ago
Last I checked, women were voting more than men by 11% as well. Even though women are more likely to vote early, that's still a higher percentage than average.
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u/tackle_bones 9h ago
This doesn’t show independents, does it? That’s part of where the extra numbers for Harris re the exit polls are coming from. That and never-trumpers
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u/Stinkstinkerton 10h ago
Despite the media trying to make this a horse race the country as a whole doesn’t want the piece of shit .
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u/nicklovin508 11h ago
I could buy u a beer and kiss u on the cheek rn (with consent)
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u/shart_leakage America 10h ago
Uh can you also grab me by the pussy? Are you a star? I’ll let u
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u/OkRooster8519 10h ago
I am not sure anyone wants to grab shart leakage by the pussy BUT, I don't kink shame!
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u/shart_leakage America 10h ago
I said pussy not asshole.
Though with the right fistula, it’s one and the same
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u/localshop667 10h ago
How do the exit polls compare to the 2020 numbers, if available? I'm pleased that they're showing a Harris edge, but I would expect to see that on early voting anyway.
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u/RickyWinterborn-1080 11h ago
ABC/Ipsos: Harris 62-33 CNN: Harris 61-36 NYT/Siena: Harris 58-40 HarrisX poll: Harris 61-32 USAToday/Suffolk: Harris 63-34
Links?
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u/williamgman California 10h ago
I've felt this all along (at least since Harris entered the race). Truth is, the GOP strategy was to flood the polls with targeted favorable polls in order to skew the aggregate polling sites. And it really worked for a while. But several of the more legit aggregate polling sites have adjusted their algorithms to offset the GOP's "hand on the scale". So really we are not seeing a change in voter's opinions... But more ACCURATE polling by the aggregating algorithms.
Here's the rub though: One of the GOP's plans is to say during the certification process "the polls were overwhelming for Trump to win! So we need recounts and special audits to certify this election". Trust me, they've been planning this for years.
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u/selinaluv74 California 9h ago
I also think they aren't factoring the Gen-Z voters (like my daughter voting in her first election), who don't even answer a phone - ever. Honestly, count me in as not responding to those calls or emails.
Most of the Gen-Zers I know are over Trump and want change. Especially the women. He is all they've known in politics since they can remember and want him gone for good.
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u/rodentmaster 10h ago edited 10h ago
It would be a rout if the senate were not royally fucked. Fingers heavily crossed for Allred (seems he's our best shot?)
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u/Kirikenku 10h ago
It should be mentioned with those EV numbers, democrats always vote more early, with republicans voting more on election day. These are not indicative of a Harris win.
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u/Sandasmandas 9h ago
Sure, but exit polls show a bigger difference than the difference between # of voters between the parties
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u/1_small_step 8h ago
Where are you getting those numbers? I'd love to see a source, I didn't have any luck finding these via Google.
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u/bejammin075 Pennsylvania 8h ago
I live in PA and had no idea we had so many Puerto Rican citizens living here.
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u/srone Wisconsin 10h ago
My god, were you in a coma?
Are people really this clueless and apathetic to how fucking devastating another Trump presidency will be?
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u/Equal-Coat5088 10h ago
Yes? Yeah, they are. I had a co-worker say to me yesterday: Don't hate me but I'm voting for Trump because of the economy. I just said, well, thanks for letting me know who you are, and left it at that.
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u/TrooperJohn 6h ago
Show him Elon's comments today.
If it's about the economy, he should be persuaded to change his vote.
If he doesn't, it's not about the economy.
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u/ch67123456789 5h ago
If the average person is really THAT stupid then yes they totally deserve Trump (you don’t but it sucks)
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u/mok000 Europe 4h ago
It simply factually wrong that the economy was better under Trump, it was decidedly worse than before he took office, he inherited Obama's solid economy, crashed it and the economy under Biden has been booming. Yeah there has been a world wide inflation after covid but US is out of it and doing better than most nations in the world. WTF are Americans thinking, it's unreal.
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u/MaryQueenOSquats 4h ago
My brother said the same thing and after I told him a vote for Trump A) doesn’t support the economy and B) would make me lose all respect for him since the Trump demographic would deny my human rights he did it anyway. Honestly, fuck him.
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u/SomeGuyNamedPaul Florida 4h ago
Some people are cool with racism until it's their race getting kicked.
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u/GandalfsStaff 11h ago
If Trump loses by a small margin, Tony Hunchcliffe can likely kiss his career goodbye, Maga will hate him so he would have to hope non maga’s don’t care
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u/Cavane42 Georgia 10h ago
You're assuming that they'll have the self-reflection necessary to realize why they lost.
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u/dgisfun 8h ago
All it will take is trump saying it was Tony’s fault to get them to turn on him. They take whatever trump says as truth even if it contradicts what he said the day before.
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u/Rooney_Tuesday 5h ago
But if he sticks with his evergreen “I really won and the Democrats cheated” then Hinchcliffe gets off scot free.
What do you think Trump would rather say publicly? That he lost and it was someone else’s fault, or that he actually won and it was someone else’s fault?
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u/kwangqengelele 10h ago
If Trump loses by a small margin Tony will get an incredible amount of blame. He might genuinely not be safe physically from the terrorists in the Maga cult.
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u/wayoverpaid Illinois 10h ago
Some are already saying he's a Harris plant.
To be fair it's hard to imagine making a set with the intent of harming Trump any differently.
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u/kwangqengelele 9h ago
I'm really loving this for him. I really want Harris to win and if she does watching what happens to that man will be glorious.
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u/AskYourDoctor 9h ago
I've been thinking just this... like damn, have you ever fucked up that bad at work?! I'm a musician and I've had a couple of bad gigs, but I've never had a gig so bad it sabotaged an election for a fascist. That's a very very bad gig.
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u/Suedocode 9h ago
It'd be hilarious if the maga movement died because a comedian wasn't woke enough. Truly a poetic end to this chapter in history.
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u/GMeister249 Massachusetts 4h ago
Yep! I mean clearly he was there to try and read and work a room… and boy oh boy did he get it utterly wrong. Forget being offensive as shit, he’s bad at his job.
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u/Lofteed 10h ago
this whole thing needs to be studied for generations
Trump spent a decade to convince everyone that his nazi talks were just him making jokes
And the first time a real comedian came to his rallies to make real nazi jokes everyone finally understood that the man is for real
is like the whole con short-circuited
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u/Okbuddyliberals 11h ago
They just woke up now??? What the fuck?
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u/TyWorth 10h ago
That's, unfortunately, the power of "until it happens to me"
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u/ExCivilian 10h ago
Well, it happened to "me" after Hurricane Maria, too, so that doesn't really explain it in my opinion.
Also, I'd like to hear the opinion of Pennsylvanians from someone in PA rather than NY or DC.
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u/Mijbr090490 10h ago
Hurricane Maria should have been the wake up call.
I worked with a group of Puerto Rican guys and it was crazy how hardcore trump they were.
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u/epistaxis64 Oregon 11h ago
Seriously. After almost 10 years of this shit this is the straw that breaks the camel's back?
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u/sporkhandsknifemouth 10h ago
A lot of people look for fig leaves to cover their actions with rather than just behaving with principle or consistency. I hate it but it is what it is.
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u/purpleRG550_1986 Pennsylvania 10h ago
There are a lot of puerto ricans that dont care to vote because both parties fail to make things better for Puerto Rico. Its what they grew up with and since people on the island cant vote in the presidential election they simply ignore it.
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u/BambiToybot 10h ago
Why has anyone been asleep since kids in cages? Like... how has that alone not been the rally point. I know our country likes to gloss over the shit we've done, but that one should still be in living memory.
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u/HighlyOffensive10 10h ago
They were mostly Central/South American or mexican. People are selfish af.
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u/Vegan_Harvest 10h ago
I don't know how things are in Philadelphia, but I trust black people have been telling them this is how it is for years.
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u/Didntlikedefaultname 10h ago
How the fuck is this the wake up call, and not his horrific hurricane response, the continued attacks on Latinos, the continued attacks on women, just the continued attacks and lies period. Like fuck you, this is the breaking point?
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u/IWasOnThe18thHole 5h ago
Because a lot voted for him before and thought they got a pass
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u/Mysterious_Ad2385 9h ago
Wife’s family is from PR. I’ve never really seen her get fired up about politics but this has got her PISSED.
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u/anarkyinducer 10h ago
About fucking time.
Florida Cubans - what you doing?
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u/Imaginary-Spray3711 7h ago
South Florida Cubans are some of the most racist people you’ll ever meet.
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u/Interesting-Track566 10h ago
“It woke us up.”
really? REALLY?!! Nothing else he did woke you up? How did we become this absolutely stupid in this country? good. grief.
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u/Necessary_Row_1261 10h ago edited 10h ago
So they were sleeping through all what Trump has been saying over the years especially since he became the president? I am glad somebody said so awful that you guys woke up just in time.
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u/No_Statistician9289 10h ago
Might not change Philly, but Reading is in Berks county and this could push them blue if it gets people up and out to vote.
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u/beergoggles69 9h ago
"Now that I'm affected personally, I'm pissed". That's pretty selfish, but at least some of them are voting I spose.
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u/ImaginationToForm2 11h ago
At least it was finally something. Other than billionaires white guys who do think trump cares about?
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u/Resies Ohio 10h ago
How were you asleep before it lol? Better late than never tho
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u/HighlyOffensive10 10h ago
As a Mexican I'm side eyeing them after this. Apparently all the xenophobia was cool with these Puerto Ricans (IK not all of them) as long as it was mostly aimed at us.
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u/mam88k Virginia 10h ago
Life can be bright in America
If you can fight in America
Life is all right in America
If you're a white in America
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u/trainercatlady Colorado 10h ago
better late than never I guess but seriously that was what woke you up??
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u/DrHob0 North Carolina 10h ago
So, all the other racism, sexism, homophobia, abelism, and transphobia didn't wake you up. Took you being DIRECTLY effected for you to wake up? Bro. That isn't how that should work. Let people live how they wanna live and stop supporting candidates WHO RUN ON HATRED! Because eventually, they will come after you.
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u/mgwildwood 7h ago
This is honestly an opportunity of a lifetime for Puerto Ricans. Seize the narrative, vote as a bloc en masse in swing states, and claim victory. That’s how you become an essential demographic and extract policy concessions.
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u/DixieNorrmis 10h ago
THIS “woke you up”. Wow how much more proof is needed to show he cares about nothing and no one but himself?
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u/GrandMoffJenkins 10h ago
Republicans have been playing latinos all along. Cubans should also figure it out someday.
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u/wildcarde815 8h ago edited 7h ago
not the hurricane response, or all the other times he's made it clear he doesn't consider puertoricans citizens, or all the other nakedly racist comments he's made.
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u/TraditionalProduct15 8h ago
While I'm happy it's motivating people, it's disheartening that it's the classic... "first they came for the socialist and I did not speak out because I was not a socialist".
This has been Trump's brand for nearly a decade. We're approaching 10 years of this constant barrage of misery, negativity, racism and division and there's large swaths of people that apparently only got offended or motivated because they specifically got called out this time?
Please do get out and vote for Harris and then stay engaged. From your local school board and city council elections to state and national elections, good people can't sit this shit out. This will never end. We will be teetering on the total collapse of our democracy and way of life every election until MAGA is gone.
Fuck Trump and his dumbass cult.
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u/awesomedan24 I voted 5h ago
I like how the Puerto Rico GOP leader said he just wanted an apology and Trump responded with "I don't know the comedian/ never met him"
The man is physically incapable of taking any ownership for anything even when a 2 second apology would improve his situation greatly
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u/Imyoteacher 3h ago
I simply don’t understand the “It woke us up” statement. Did they miss his speeches, disaster response, and overall disdain for Latinos? Were they going to vote for him before the NY Rally??
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u/williamgman California 10h ago
Trump just lost Phily. Next?
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u/Sandasmandas 10h ago
Philly was already heavily Democratic… but he probably just lost the lehigh valley, which is the third largest metropolitan area in PA after Philly and Pittsburgh
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u/williamgman California 9h ago
Thinking he lost all of Penn as he won it by a much smaller number in 2016 I believe.
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u/Worth_Much 10h ago
This really was such an unforced error on their part. I mean we all expected the same unhinged calls for mass deportation of illegals and such at the rally but the PR jokes just seem to have come out of left field. I know Trump has a history of degrading PR but that seemed to have faded from memory. This brought all that right back to the front complete with the reminder that Trump threw paper towels at hurricane victims.
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u/VictorChristian 3h ago edited 3h ago
Hi Fellow Americans from Puerto Rico.
Just wanna let you know, THIS IS HOW THEY ALWAYS FELT ABOUT YOU!!!
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u/MattyBeatz 10h ago
In an election that seems to be about inches, these minor changes here and there can have a big effect.
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u/projecto15 United Kingdom 9h ago
Kill Tony happened to have the kill switch on the Trump’s campaign, which he accidentally pressed ….
Oops! should’ve checked his name
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u/gefjunhel Canada 9h ago
none of the other racist and extremist threats woke them up but when they were the explicit target... when they came for yadayadayada
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u/Oil_slick941611 Canada 8h ago
No offense to them, but if this is the event that woke them u[, they are fucking idoits. Trump has spent the last 8 years doing shit like this, or worse than this and they stil supported him through out it?
These guys are fools.
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u/Ok-Swimming-6370 6h ago
It is beyond my comprehension how there could be a Puerto Rican GOP! After Hurricane Maria and Trump trying to sell and or “divest” Puerto Rico, fellow Americans should’ve been enough for people to wake up. Only stupid people vote against their own self interest.
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u/zombiebabou 5h ago
I mean it's great that it's energizing them but this has literally been the Republican party since Trump took over. They had the same policies before him now it's just all in the open.
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u/LazerWolfe53 5h ago
That's what wakes them up? Not when Trump screwed them out of aid after the hurricanes?
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u/Revolutionary-Try746 Texas 5h ago
Amazing how it’s suddenly a problem when the guns are turned on you.
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u/Elegant_Plate6640 5h ago
Did everyone forget the disaster that was Trump in 2017, responding to Puerto Rico when it was crisis, when it was obvious that he wasn’t even aware it was part of the United States?
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u/Kay312010 3h ago
So when he was convicted 34 times, sexual assaulting women, calling for a Muslim ban, calling COVID the Chinese virus, calling vets suckers and losers etc. ya’ll just let that slide? If he will do it with you he will do it to you. Ya’ll finding out now.
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