Trump rally comedian Tony Hinchcliffe plans to apologize to ‘absolutely nobody’

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Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe revealed during the latest episode of his podcast that he intends to apologize to “absolutely nobody” over jokes he told at President-elect Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden last month.

Hinchcliffe’s appearance at Trump’s rally created controversy online after he jokingly referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage,” a joke Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), President Joe Biden, and others deemed offensive. Following Hinchcliffe’s comedy routine at Trump’s rally, Hinchcliffe stated he was delivering a talk on free speech, during which he pointed out that Puerto Rico has “a landfill problem.” 

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