Donald Trump‘s racist rally held Sunday evening at Madison Square Garden in New York City continues. And now, Aubrey Plaza has entered the chat.Tony Hinchcliffe’s bigoted barb about Puerto Rico being a “floating island of garbage” has proven to be this election’s October surprise, resulting in a huge backlash from Democrats and Republicans alike and the Trump campaign issuing a rare statement distancing itself from the problematic “comedian,” if you can even call him that, saying the offensive line “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.”Like clock work Trump threw @TonyHinchcliffe unde the bus… pic.twitter.com/OngbHqM9DtStay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!During a rally in Pennsylvania yesterday, 78-year-old Trump lied and said, “Nobody loves our Latino community and our Puerto Rican community more than I do” then claimed the rally at Madison Square Garden was a “love fest.”And in a comment to ABC News, he feigned ignorance by claiming he didn’t know who Tony Hinchcliffe was or how he got there in the first place, saying, “I don’t know him.
Someone put him up there.”Meanwhile, at a different campaign event this week, his running mate, JD Vance told the crowd that everyone is being way too sensitive about the whole thing.“We’re not going to restore the greatness of American civilization if we get offended at every little thing,” he said. “Let’s have a sense of humor.”(Keep in mind, this is the same guy who threw a major hissy fit when someone called him “weird.”)A number of Puerto Rican celebrities have used their platforms to speak out against Hinchcliffe’s “joke” and the Trump campaign in general, including Ricky Martin, Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, and Sunny Hostin.