Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared a long post on social media Friday making the case to his followers to forgive Tony “Kill Tony” Hinchcliffe’s Puerto Rico joke made at Sunday’s Madison Square Garden rally that offended Puerto Ricans and Latinos more broadly in the closing days of the 2024 presidential campaign. Several prominent Puerto Ricans, including Jennifer Lopez and Bad Bunny, subsequently came out in support of Trump’s Democratic rival Kamala Harris.
“Tony Hinchcliffe is my friend,” Kennedy’s post began. “His special comedic aptitude for shattering orthodoxies and offending sensitivities has made him the king of roast comedy. I was therefore dismayed but not shocked at his offensive joke about Puerto Rico at President Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally last weekend.”