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FightFight

(246 posts)
Mon Oct 28, 2024, 08:23 PM Oct 2024

GOP says Puerto Rico 'island of garbage' quip doesn't reflect the party. It does. [View all]

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Source: washingtonpost.

A comedian’s quip Sunday at Madison Square Garden that Puerto Rico is an “island of garbage” has led to something rarely seen in the Trump era: the Republican Party — and even the Donald Trump campaign itself — backing away from the divisive content of a Trump rally.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/28/republicans-say-puerto-rico-island-garbage-quip-doesnt-reflect-them-it-does/

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