Trump Campaign Distances Itself From Comedian’s Remarks Calling Puerto Rico ‘Garbage’

Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has distanced itself from remarks made by a comedian who spoke at a Trump rally over the weekend. “This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign,” Danielle Alvarez, a senior adviser for the campaign, told news outlets in a statement. Tony Hinchcliffe, a stand-up comedian, told the crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday: “I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. “I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”...