Sunny Hostin Slams Tony Hinchcliffe's 'Garbage' Joke About Puerto Rico: 'We Know How to Take the Trash Out'

Mar. 15, 2025

Sunny Hostin; Tony Hinchcliffe.Photo:Paul Morigi/Getty; Michael Schwartz/WireImage

Paul Morigi/Getty; Michael Schwartz/WireImage

Sunny Hostinhas a message for Tony Hinchcliffe following hisracially charged jokes about Puerto Rico. The comedian made the remarks at aDonald Trumprally in New York City over the weekend.

At Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Oct. 27, Hinchcliffe, 40, said, “I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”

“This Puerto Rican has something to say about the island that I love — where my family is from,” Hostin said, per a clip shared on the daytime talk show’s officialX(formerly Twitter) account.

She continued, “Puerto Rico is trash? We are Americans, Donald Trump. American. We voluntarily served disproportionately high in the military, while you have bone spurs.”

Her comment was a reference to a December 2018 report that the former president, 78, was diagnosed with bone spurs in his heels, causing him to be medically exempt from the military during the Vietnam War in 1968, perThe New York Timesand several other major outlets.

Donald Trump, speaks at the campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024.

Hostin added, “And we don’t like what was said about Puerto Rico. And we know how to take the trash out, Donald Trump — trash that has been collecting since 2016, and that’s you, Donald Trump.”

Tony Hinchcliffe.ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty

ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty

According toNBC News, Hinchcliffe also made remarks about the Latin community during Sunday’s rally, stating: “These Latinos, they love making babies, too. Just know that they do. There’s no pulling out. They don’t do that. They c– inside, just like they did to our country.”

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He claimed he “carved watermelons” with a Black “buddy,” while pointing to a Black audience member.

“A spokesperson said the joke was in poor taste, and did not reflect the campaign’s or you know who’s views,” the EGOT winner said, to which one of her co-hosts added, “That’s when you realize they vote."

source: people.com