Trump's NYC rally speakers shock audience with controversial remarks

Recent Trump campaign event at Madison Square Garden turned controversial due to opening speakersʼ remarks. Comments targeting VP Harris and Puerto Rico caused immediate public reaction

October 27 2024 , 11:22 PM  •  776 views

Trump's NYC rally speakers shock audience with controversial remarks

At a pre-election gathering in NYCʼs Madison Square Garden (which was meant to display Donald Trumpʼs wide voter appeal) opening speakers made some eye-raising statements

The event featuring multiple speakers took an un-expected turn when they started making inappropriate comments about political figures and US territories. Tony Hinchcliffe who runs the Kill Tony podcast made a dis-tasteful comment referring to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage“; while another un-named speaker used crude language to compare Vice President Kamala Harris to someone working in the worlds oldest profession

The rally which happened just months before the Nov-2024 elections showed how campaign events can quickly turn into platforms for controversial speech-making. The gathering at the well-known NY venue — which usually hosts sports and entertainment shows — became a stage for remarks that many found offensive