Fallout from comedian’s Puerto Rico insult and Dr. Phil’s DEI comment

Even before Sunday’s events, Trump has been increasingly criticized for his racist and fascist language, and many compared his rally to a 1939 event by the American Nazi Party held at Madison Square Garden in 1939. For many, the Trump event lived up to the troubling hype with a slew of racism and conspiracy theories being touted by the former president and his guests. Perhaps the most notorious moment of the event came when conservative comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who spewed several offensive “jokes” about Black people, Latinos, Palestinians and Jewish people, insulted Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.” The remark drew intense backlash across social media and spurred a number of Puerto Rican pop stars like Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin to throw their support behind Kamala Harris.

Dr. Phil drew criticism for his remarks, including his comments that “this country was built on hard work … Not on DEI.”

Dr. Phil: This country was built on hard work.. Not on DEI pic.twitter.com/QngDJKbDnc

— Acyn (@Acyn) October 27, 2024

The NAACP pointed out in a tweet that the “hard work” that built the United States was “on the backs of Black, Brown, and Immigrants from all across this WORLD,” many of whom were enslaved.

This country was absolutely built on hard work Dr. Phil…on the backs of Black, Brown, and lmmigrants from all across this WORLD! Many of which who were forced to do so!

SLAVERY.

Let us know when you’re ready to tell the WHOLE story. https://t.co/DbagsQFIFd

— NAACP (@NAACP) October 27, 2024

Others pointed out that he owes his success to the support that Oprah gave him.

Dr. Phil was Oprah’s DEI hire. I’m sure there were more credible psychologists or whatever he is that she could have elevated.

— Island Girl – 100% Pro-Choice, Vote Blue (@bluepolitics_) October 27, 2024

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