JD Vance says he’s ‘so over’ people getting offended at racist jokes in defense of MSG rally comedian

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} JD Vance has said he is “so over” people getting offended by racist jokes as he came out in defense of comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s controversial comments at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally. We are not going to restore the greatness of American civilization if we get offended at every little thing.” At the New York rally on Sunday, Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean” and made other offensive comments about Jewish and Black Americans. People in Puerto Rico are citizens, they pay taxes, they’re in the military.” Ocasio-Cortez added that the joke was “super upsetting.” She said: “When you have some a-hole calling Puerto Rico floating garbage, know that that’s what they think about you. That’s what they think about anybody who makes less money than them.” Hinchcliffe addressed the pair’s criticism in a post on X, where he claimed they had taken the joke “out of context.” Several Republicans also slammed Tony Hinchcliffe for his ‘joke’ Several Republicans also slammed Hinchcliffe for the comments and the Trump campaign tried to put distance between the former president and the comedian.