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As The Fallout Continues, Here’s What Puerto Ricans Are Saying About Trump and Kamala Harris

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Political experts everywhere are debating if the racist rhetoric about Puerto Rico during the MAGA rally in New York City could sink Trump’s election bid. Blowback has been swift this week, with Trump holding an alternative rally to clean things up and the largest Newspaper in Puerto Rico urging Puerto Ricans in the mainland to vote for Harris. Bad Bunny ramped things up by writing a love song about his native land and urging his 43 million followers to snub the former president. – Candace McDuffie Read More

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The Most Vile Remarks Made At Donald Trump’s MAGA Rally in NYC

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Donald Trump’s campaign rally on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York City was saturated with insults as well as racist and anti-immigration remarks. Here are the most shocking quotes from the MAGA gathering. – Candace McDuffie Read More

Bad Bunny, Other Puerto Rican Celebrities Respond to ‘Floating Garbage’ Comment About Their Country at Trump Rally

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World-famous pop star Bad Bunny has gone political and has publicly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 Presidential Election, joining a growing list of Puerto Rican A-list celebrities to speak out following a “joke” at the country’s expense from a Trump rally. – Noah A. McGee Read More

As a Comedian Made Wildly Offensive Comments About Puerto Rico at a Trump Rally, Kamala Was On This Very Different Page

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Vice President Kamala Harris made it a point to uplift the Puerto Rican community on Sunday (Oct. 27) a barrage of insults the country received during a rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New Yorkthat same day. – Candace McDuffie Read More

Best of Don Lemon’s Surprising Man-on-the-Street Election Interviews

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With officially only one week left in this election cycle, it can really go either way. There’s so much on the line for Americans, so journalist and show host, Don Lemon, took it upon himself to get some real answers about who everyone is voting for who. In his recent TikTok series, Lemon goes state to state interviewing American voters of all backgrounds. The best part of it all is you simply can’t predict what anyone will say… ever! – Phenix S Halley Read More

The Surprising List Of Republicans and Conservatives Who Support Kamala Harris For President

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With Election Day just days away, the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump remains as tight as ever. As we inch closer to Nov. 5, here are the list of Republicans, known conservatives or conservative-adjacent folks who are publicly supporting Harris in her journey to be the nation’s next president. – Candace McDuffie Read More

The Scariest, Most Shocking Things Donald Trump Has Promised to Do If Elected

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With Election Day just four days away, the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump remains an extremely tight one. With just about every vote in every swing state primed to make a difference, the venerated New York Times Editorial Board made it crystalline where it stands by outlining — first in huge, bold font on the top- and bottom-fold of its Oct. 27 Sunday Opinion section — what Trump has said he’ll do if elected again. – Candace McDuffie Read More

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