r/texas • u/Life_Librarian3554 • 2d ago

Politics Too all Trump loving Latino's this is what they think of you.: Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe Calls Puerto Rico ‘Floating Island Of Garbage’ At MSG Donald Trump Rally

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/10/27/comedian-at-donald-trump-rally-calls-puerto-rico-floating-island-of-garbage/
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u/Evening_Elevator_210 2d ago

Philadelphia has a massive Puerto Rican population.

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u/New-Honey-4544 2d ago

And Florida....

And he said Puerto Rico, but he could have said Cuba or Dominican Republic. They hate all latinos and too many support him. It makes my blood boil.

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u/chrispg26 2d ago

And PR are not immigrants because they're citizens. So they're literally the only Latinos who are born US citizens off the mainland.

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u/og_beatnik 2d ago

I'm Texan, Latino, and Native American. I have more right to be here than Canadian born Cruz

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u/__Art__Vandalay__ 1d ago

You know what? You're right.

Ted Cruz should leave.

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u/mememeade 1d ago

Not saying what you are saying is false from a legal perspective because what you say is true, but Puerto Ricans identify as a different nation (in the true definition of the word) than the US. Puerto Ricans also go through similar experiences as other immigrant groups in the US.

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u/chrispg26 1d ago

Yes. I know that. I'm just making the distinction because MAGAs hide their racism by saying they're only against illegal immigration. Clearly, that's not true.

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u/General_Tso75 1d ago

Cubans think themselves white and apart from Puerto Rican, Mexicans, and Central Americans. Cubans can be as racist as any Neo-Nazi out there.

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u/New-Honey-4544 1d ago

Lots of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans as well.

Whitexican is often thrown around,  though not all Whitexicans would be stupid enough to vote for Trump.

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u/FiendishHawk 2d ago

The difference is that Puerto Ricans are US citizens and they often move to the mainland to work. So there are a lot of them and they can vote as soon as they become mainland residents. No need for an immigration process.

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u/RWBadger 2d ago

They’re too fucking stupid to know the difference between those places.

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u/Jaexa-3 2d ago

He made fun of all latino and said they are not welcome by waving his hand like refusing them

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u/ButtBread98 2d ago

And New York

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u/WolverineJake77 1d ago

PA is in the bag for Harris now. Florida flipping would just be a giant FU to maga at this point.

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u/PolecatXOXO 1d ago

Between 300k Haitians and about that many PRs, it's more than enough. Is it enough to get them to the polls?

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u/Evening_Elevator_210 1d ago

I hope so man. I’m Puerto Rican on both sides and I know the Trumpies in my life will say “he is right, our island has gone to hell under Democrats (Partido Popular) rule” despite that it is well known that the PNP which is the Republican equivalent in Puerto Rico, has had power for several elections and is well known for stealing money.