Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, one of the openers for former President Donald Trump at his Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday, referred to Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage,” a joke that drew immediate criticism from Democrats and several Republicans—and led Trump’s campaign to distance itself.

Tony Hinchcliffe’s description of Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage" during former president Donald Trump's New York rally has drawn bipartisan backlash from officials who said the podcaster’s remarks were false and disrespectful.

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made few people laugh during a racist speech at Madison Square Garden where he called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage" and leaned on other racist tropes during the Trump campaign rally. His set, which came before ...