Stand-up comedian Tony Hinchcliffe has refused to apologize for jokes he made about Puerto Rico and many other people during his routine at Donald Trump's rallies.
Hinchcliffe, who made countless headlines late last month for joking about Puerto Rico being a “trash island” at President Trump's Madison Square Garden rally, addressed the media in a video posted Monday. You mentioned anger.
An episode of Hinchcliffe’s hugely popular podcast “kill tony” was filmed the night after his controversial pre-election appearance, which the comedian prefaced with a comment about the backlash.
Mr Hinchcliffe explained that the premise of the rally joke had a basis in reality.
“I don't know if you guys know this, but I mentioned Puerto Rico in my free speech speech, and Puerto Rico has a landfill problem right now where all the landfills are full. “I'm probably the only one who knew that,'' unfortunately. ”
Hinchcliffe is right. long before he spoke, environmental website They brought up the issue of landfills on the island, saying the country would soon face the issue. garbage storage capacity.
The latest article is from the Saint Kitts and Nevis Observer, said Comedian jokes aside, the island's infrastructure is under considerable strain as many of its landfills are over capacity.
That's what I'm doing. I work hard and that will never change. ”
Hinchcliffe clarified that his joke was really just a joke, adding that he loves Puerto Ricans and believes they are “very smart people.”
“They're street savvy and smart enough to know when they're being used as political fodder, and that's what's happening right now,” Hinchcliffe said. said at the time.
Excerpt from one page of UFC legend Conor McGregor bookMr Hinchcliffe added that he did not want to apologize to “anyone”.
“I don't apologize to anyone: Puerto Ricans, white people, black people, Palestinians, Jews, and even my own mother, who I made fun of while filming,” the comedian said. Ta.
Video by Alex Wong/Getty Images
Mr Hinchcliffe said he noticed his jokes about his mother weren't making headlines, but later admitted the presidential venue might not have been the best place to tell his material.
But the 40-year-old said he has no plans to stop making jokes.
“That's what I do. I try hard, and that will never change.”
In the aftermath of the rally, several celebrities came to the defense of Trump and the joke.
Armin Mizani, the mayor of Keller, Texas, who is Puerto Rican, said the ordeal was just a “bad joke by a comedian” and did not overshadow what President Trump could do for the American people.
Puerto Rican NFL player Jon Feliciano said, “The only Puerto Ricans who are angry about Tony Hinchcliffe's joke are angry because it helps advance their own agenda.”
Even left-wing Comedy Central host Jon Stewart defended Hinchcliffe, showing that there can be an element of bipartisanship in comedy.
“Obviously, in retrospect, having a roast comedian come to a political rally a week before election day and roast key demographics…was probably not the best decision by the campaign politically, but… To be fair, this guy is really just doing what he does,'' Stewart explained.
“I think that person is very interesting. I'm sorry, I don't know what to say,” he told the audience.
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