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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/fact-checking-trumps-claims-at-madison-square-garden-rally/
- Published: 2024-10-29T09:45:01-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.pbs.org Related articles: Trump’s Madison Square Garden event features crude and racist insults – AP With racist Madison Square Garden rally, Trump and his allies prove Democrats’ point – MSNBC Trump fills Madison Square Garden with anger, vitriol and racist threats – The Guardian