Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) said people need to “take a joke” after backlash over a joke from a comedian at the Madison Square Garden rally.

On Sunday, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, speaking several speakers before former President Donald Trump and Vance, joked that Puerto Rico was a “floating pile of garbage.” The quip was met with backlash from Democrats and some Republicans, including Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), whose state hosts a sizable Puerto Rican population.

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