US EditionComedian Tony Hinchcliffe says money was not why he spoke at Trump’s MSG rally
- Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe delivered a stand-up performance at President Donald Trump’s large rally held at Madison Square Garden in New York City in October 2024, just days before the November 5 election.
- Hinchcliffe said he spoke at the rally to motivate people to vote for Trump rather than for financial compensation, and only realized upon arriving that he would open the event immediately following the national anthem.
- His joke referring to Puerto Rico as a 'floating island of garbage' sparked controversy and attracted extensive media coverage, prompting mixed reactions from political figures and comedians like Jon Stewart.
- Hinchcliffe mentioned on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast that his goal was to persuade at least several thousand, potentially up to a couple hundred thousand, voters to support Trump. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance responded to the controversy by advising people to relax and not take the comments too seriously.
- The event illustrated ongoing debate over political comedy, as Hinchcliffe refused to apologize for his jokes and hoped the president would at least acknowledge his effort to energize the crowd.
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Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, 'Kill Tony,' Did Infamous MSG Trump Rally to Get '10,000, 100,000, 200,000 People to Vote for Him'
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe told Bill Maher that he did his infamous stand-up bit at President Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally last October because he wanted to get him elected.
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Washington ExaminerComedian Tony Hinchcliffe says money was not why he spoke at Trump’s MSG rally
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe revealed that his motivation for speaking at President Donald Trump’s massive rally in New York last year was not the paycheck but rather a bid to get people to vote for the president. He contends that the current president gets a “weird rap” from the general public.
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