Americanswers... on 5 Live! Could a joke about Puerto Rico give Kamala Harris the Latino vote?
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe described the territory as a "floating island of garbage"
The Trump team has distanced itself from Hinchcliffeβs remarks which he made at the Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday. That hasnβt stopped one of the worldβs top Latin celebrities, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, from endorsing Kamala Harris as president. Is this an opportunity for Kamala Harris to gain momentum with the 36 million Hispanic voters eligible to vote this year?
We hear from a caller who wants to know why thereβs been less discussion lately of Donald Trumpβs various criminal casesβ¦
β¦and after BeyoncΓ© turned up at a Kamala Harris rally over the weekend, Matt wants to know the best person our presenters have seen at a campaign rally!
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