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The 7

Monday, October 28, 2024

The 7

The Washington Post

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🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Monday briefing: Racism at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally; Bad Bunny endorses Harris; presidential polls; Elon Musk; and more


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0:00.0

A comedian made racist remarks at a Trump rally.

0:05.4

Taurus are taking cruises through melting Arctic ice.

0:09.2

And scientists found a man who fell down a well 800 years ago.

0:14.8

That's some of what we'll get to on the Seven from the Washington Post.

0:18.0

I'm Hannah Jewel.

0:19.1

It's Monday, October 28th.

0:21.3

Let's get you caught up with today's 7 stories.

0:27.0

Number one, speakers used racist insults at Donald Trump's rally in New York. The former president's

0:35.0

rally in Madison Square Garden last night was meant to showcase his broad-based

0:39.2

support ahead of next week's election, but several opening speakers lobbed sexist, racist, and otherwise

0:46.0

demeaning insults. That included comedian Tony Hinchcliffe. He sparked outrage with a joke about

0:52.4

Puerto Rico, calling it a quote floating island of garbage

0:56.6

The line drew a mixed reaction from the crowd

1:01.2

Okay. All right. Okay. We're getting there. Now again, normally I don't follow the National Anthem everybody.

1:08.5

This is an exactly a perfect comedy setup.

1:13.0

New York has the largest number of Puerto Ricans outside of Puerto Rico itself.

1:18.0

And Pennsylvania is home to one of the largest populations of Puerto Ricans in the country.

1:23.4

It's also perhaps the most critical swing state in this election.

1:27.4

Trump's campaign issued a statement distancing itself from the comment.

1:31.5

And just moments after Hinchcliffe's joke, the recording artist

1:35.2

Bad Bunny offered his support for Kamala Harris's candidacy for president. He's one of the biggest

1:41.1

superstars in the world, and he's Puerto Rican.

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