- Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's controversial comment about Puerto Rico sparked backlash on social media.
- Sunny Hostin addressed the comment on her show, "The View."
- Hostin criticized Trump's remark, referencing a 2018 report revealing Trump's bone spurs diagnosis during the Vietnam War.
For those who may not know, during the former president’s rally on October 27 at Madison Square Garden in New York, Hinchcliffe said, “I don’t know if you guys know this, but there's a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it's called Puerto Rico,” according to the source.
This lewd comment sparked discussion on Monday’s episode of “The View”, during which Hostin, who has Puerto Rican roots, shared her thoughts about the island she loves and where her family hails from.
She added, “Puerto Rico is trash? We are Americans, Donald Trump. American. We voluntarily served disproportionately high in the military, while you have bone spurs.”
She referenced a 2018 report that revealed Trump’s diagnosis of bone spurs in his heels during the Vietnam War in 1968, which led to his medical exemption from the military, according to the source.
Hostin continued, “And we vote.” The “The View” co-host also pointed out that since the former president cared so much about “size,” artists like Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin, Luis Fonsi, and Marc Anthony collectively have around 345 million followers on Instagram, while Trump has only 26 million.
She added, "They did not like what was said about her island and knew how trash is to be taken out. While seemingly referring to Trump, Hostin talked about the garbage that has been collecting since 2016.”
She concluded by stating that her fellow Puerto Ricans know that garbage collection day is on November 5, 2024. According to the news source, this comment was seemingly directed at the former president, who recently told his supporters to cast their votes on January 5, despite Election Day being on the date she mentioned.
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