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Rubio on Trump rally comedian’s Puerto Rico comments: ‘Tasteless, but it wasn’t Trump that said it’

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Sen. Marco Rubio called racist comments about Puerto Rico made by a comedian at a Trump rally last week “tasteless,” however, he also noted “it wasn’t Trump that said it.” At a rally for former President Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York City last week , comedian Tony Hinchcliffe said, “there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now” The comments sparked quick backlash from both sides of the political aisle.