Latest US Election: Puerto Rico Archbishop and Republican Party Leader Call on Donald Trump to Apologize

Puerto Rico has been the talk of the town in the past few hours after a comedian at a Donald Trump rally made an offensive and derogatory comment about the US territory, calling it a “floating island of garbage.”

Additionally, Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny publicly supported Kamala Harris by sharing one of her campaign videos on his social media.

It comes as both Republicans and Democrats renewed their efforts to appeal to Latino voters in the final days of the campaign.

About 36 million Hispanic voters are eligible to vote this year, according to the Pew Research Center., external They tend to form a key element of the Democratic Party coalition, with 59% of Latinos voting for Joe Biden in 2020, according to Pew.

But Republicans are expanding that support, especially among members of the Cuban-American community, most of whom identified as Republicans in 2020. This election, Donald Trump increased his poll share among Latino voters to 38%, a higher percentage. of the 25% Republicans received in the 2018 congressional elections.

Latino voters are a significant minority in several key swing states. There are about 615,000 in Pennsylvania, according to Pew. In Arizona, where polls show Donald Trump leading, 855,000 Latinos are expected to vote.

That’s why the comments made at Sunday’s rally took on such significance. Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urged Latino voters in Pennsylvania to watch the clips. Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s campaign hastened to disavow them.

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