Puerto Rico Shadow Senator endorses Trump at PA rally after 'Kill Tony' controversy at MSG

One of Puerto Rico's 2 "shadow senators" endorsed erstwhile President Trump only days aft comic "Kill Tony" Hinchcliffe delivered a widely-criticized group demeaning nan land protectorate astatine nan Republican's New York City rally.

Shadow Sen. Zoraida Buxo, a Republican, said she was proud to beryllium backmost successful Allentown, Pennsylvania's third-largest city, and nan anchor of a cardinal plaything legislature district. Shadow Senators are elected officials who are not seated successful nan precocious chamber, but are tasked pinch advocating for their territory and its statehood.

In a caller Fox News Digital interview, Allentown Democratic Mayor Matt Tuerk said that for nan first time, nan metropolis – settled by English loyalist William Allen and historically Pennsylvania Dutch – is Latino-majority. Only Hazleton and Reading reportedly person a higher proportionality arsenic of 2022. 

Allentown's organization is estimated astatine 126,000, and astir one-quarter is Puerto Rican.

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The metropolis of Allentown, PA – nan Commonwealth's 3rd largest – is seen from nan Tilghman Street Bridge. (Charles Creitz)

Buxo nodded to that improvement successful her speech, astir 2 hours anterior to Trump's estimated speaking time. The president had been delayed leaving different arena successful Delaware County earlier successful nan day.

Buxo said she is reminded of her location island's "steadfast blimpish values of community, family, religion and heavy emotion of country."

"That is home. That is Puerto Rico," she said.

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Without mentioning Hinchcliffe by sanction successful her address, she appeared to reference nan controversy, saying "we won't get rattled, we won't output to ignorance [or] foolishness… we will stay focused connected what is very important."

"We each stock a desire of alteration for nan good," she later added.

Buxo slammed nan "failed policies" of nan Biden-Harris administration, rubbing connected separator security, rule enforcement and nan economy.

Tony Hinchcliffe of "Kill Tony" speaks during a run rally for Donald Trump astatine Madison Square Garden. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

She said location are astir six cardinal Puerto Ricans surviving stateside, and that astir 500,000 reside successful Pennsylvania.

"We Hispanics are portion of nan psyche of this country. We person made a difference, and we will again make a quality successful this coming predetermination to bring astir much-needed change," she said.

"I impulse you to watch retired and enactment focused connected what is genuinely important erstwhile you spell to formed your ballot … We request alteration and Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are not nan action to bring astir nan benignant of alteration that you request and want."

She closed her remarks pinch nan endorsement:

"We request nan activity of Donald J. Trump arsenic our Commander-in-Chief and Dave McCormick for a renewed activity successful nan United States Senate," she said.

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A Puerto Rican flag (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

"Pennsylvanians – Americans, each – a amended early is successful your hands – your ballot is nan astir powerful instrumentality you person to bring astir change. And for Latinos: Dale a Trump la fuersa de ta voto ("Give Trump nan unit of your vote").

"And for those reasons, I powerfully and afloat support and endorse Donald J. Trump to beryllium our 47th president to Make America Great Again and to Make Puerto Rico Shine Again."

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Meanwhile, extracurricular nan rally – held astatine nan PPL Center lucky arena and intermezo venue location to nan Flyers connection Lehigh Valley Phantoms -- a advertisement reportedly displayed nan Washington Post's header pursuing Trump's Madison Square Garden Event.

Flipping betwixt Spanish and English, according to nan New York Times, nan type publication "Trump rally speakers lob racist insults, telephone Puerto Rico ‘island of garbage."

Conversely, nan dream to footwear disconnected nan arena was recited by Roberto Albino, who called himself a "proud Puerto Rican" and complimented Trump.