Trump has been facing Hispanic voter backlash since a comedian referred to Puerto Rico as “garbage” during Trump rally.
Former President Donald Trump appears to be retaining most of his national support among Hispanic voters days before the presidential election, according to recent polls.
Trump has been facing a furious backlash from some Puerto Ricans and other Latinos following his October 27 rally at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, which featured comedian Tony Hinchcliffe referring to Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, as a “floating island of garbage.” Trump has so far ignored calls to apologize while insisting that he does not “know” Hinchcliffe.
While the “garbage” remark could hurt Trump in the election in ways that might not be captured by polling—such as increasing turnout among Hispanic voters who support Vice President Kamala Harris—limited polls from the days after the rally suggest that the former president has lost only a small amount of support nationally in the demographic just before Election Day.
