Fact-checking Trump’s claims at Madison Square Garden rally

Photo caption: Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump speaks on stage during a rally at Madison Square Garden, in New York, Oct. 27, 2024. Photo credit: Andrew Kelly / Reuters. Article by Matthew Crowley, PolitiFact, Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact, Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact. PBS – October 28, 2024.

Former President Donald Trump hammered an anti-immigration theme in his closing argument pitch to voters Oct. 27 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. But before Trump spoke, the event made headlines for a series of racist jokes by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe. He called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” and disparaged Black Americans, Latinos and Jewish people. […]

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