Overview

• Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe reiterated his refusal to apologize for calling Puerto Rico a 'floating island of garbage' during a Trump rally in October 2024.
• Hinchcliffe stated on Bill Maher's podcast that his primary goal at the rally was to encourage voter turnout for Donald Trump, not financial gain.
• The comedian praised Vice President JD Vance as a 'badass' for defending his joke and standing up for comedic free speech during the backlash.
• Hinchcliffe criticized comparisons of Trump to Adolf Hitler as offensive and praised Vance's ability to handle media scrutiny effectively.
• Fellow comedian Jon Stewart also defended Hinchcliffe's approach, framing it as consistent with his style and the expectations of a political rally performance.