Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Donald Trump’s campaign, downplayed racist jokes at her boss’ Sunday rally in New York City by insisting that “the crowd didn’t mind.”
During a Monday interview on Fox News, host Steve Doocy noted comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made a racist joke about Puerto Rico at Trump’s Madison Square Garden event. At one point, Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage.”
“The mainstream media has picked up on the comic’s comments, which were offensive, have been denounced by the campaign and everybody else,” Doocy said. “What went on with that?”
“Look, it was a comedian who made a joke in poor taste,” Leavitt said dismissively. “I think it is sad that the media will pick up on one joke that was made by a comedian rather than the truths that were shared by the phenomenal list of speakers that we had.”
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“And the crowd, they didn’t mind, right?” she added. “Again, it was a diverse group of people. The joke fell flat. But the crowd was there because they know who President Trump is and they know he wants to be a president for all Americans.”
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