The comedian told racist roast jokes at the MSG rally. With his Kill Tony podcast fans watching, the ensuing backlash might have been the point.

As president, Donald Trump fought bitterly with Puerto Rican officials, ridiculed them and resisted sending aid to the territory after devastating hurricanes.

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The island’s Catholic archbishop also wrote a letter to Donald Trump condemning a racist comedy routine during his Madison Square Garden rally.

Many Puerto Ricans in the crucial battleground state said the remarks, such as one deriding Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage,” fit a common disrespectful attitude toward the island territory.

Puerto Ricans make up a large portion of the Latino vote in the swing state and many are angered by the remark made at the island’s expense.

Like the former president, these stand-ups loathe the news media, delight in transgression and harbor a deep-seated love of cruel insult jokes.

Chapin Fay, Lighthouse Public Affairs Founder & Republican Strategist, discusses the Trump rally held in New York City at Madison Square Garden over the weekend and states Trump’s policies were drowned out by the rhetoric that was said. Fey also talks about the impact this rally may have on New York House races. He speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power.” (Source: Bloomberg)