Jon Stewart defends comedian who joked about Puerto Rico at Trump rally: ‘I find that guy very funny’

The Daily Show big Jon Stewart deed backmost astatine critics of comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's capacity astatine erstwhile President Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally Sunday.

Stewart laughed arsenic he said: "There’s thing incorrect pinch me. I find that feline very funny. I’m sorry, I don’t cognize what to show you," successful consequence to a montage of news anchors expressing indignation complete Hinchcliffe’s jokes, Mediate first reported. 

Hinchcliffe was wide criticized by media networks and politicians connected Monday for his roast-style jokes, astir notably erstwhile he called Puerto Rico a "floating land of garbage" successful reference to nan U.S. territory's overflowing landfills, arsenic good arsenic different digs astatine Hispanics and Black group that critics branded racism.

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"Obviously, successful retrospect, having a roast comedian travel to a governmental rally a week earlier predetermination time and roasting a cardinal demographic – astir apt not nan champion determination by nan run politically," Stewart said.

"But to beryllium fair, nan guy’s conscionable really doing what he does," he added.  

The comments were later disavowed by nan erstwhile president's campaign. 

"This joke does not bespeak nan views of President Trump aliases nan campaign," Trump run elder advisor Danielle Alvarez noted successful a statement. 

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 27: Republican statesmanlike nominee, erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump speaks astatine a run rally astatine Madison Square Garden connected October 27, 2024 successful New York City. Trump closed retired his play of campaigning successful New York City pinch a impermanent database of speakers that includes his moving mate Republican Vice Presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Tesla CEO Elon Musk, UFC CEO Dana White, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, among others, 9 days earlier Election Day. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Hinchcliffe responded to nan criticism, arguing his critics "have nary consciousness of humor."

"Wild that a vice statesmanlike campaigner would return clip retired of his ‘busy schedule’ to analyse a joke taken retired of discourse to make it look racist," he said. "I emotion Puerto Rico and picnic there. I made nosy of everyone… watch nan full set. I'm a comedian Tim… mightiness beryllium clip to alteration your tampon."

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Fox News' Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.