Republicans join Democrats to condemn Tony Hinchliffe for his comments at the New York event.

…US congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar said she was “disgusted” by the “racist comment”. She said it did not "reflect the GOP values""…

You sure about that Maria?

  • meep_launcher@lemm.ee
    14·
    21 days ago

    Of course he pulls the classic “it was just a joke bro”.

    That said, have dropped out of the comedy world years ago, it pisses me off to see dipshits like this get to perform for thousands while my friends who killed it at the open mics with real comedy are still struggling to get any attention. That’s showbiz I guess.

    • Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world
      31·
      20 days ago

      He said people are taking it out of context but I think context is what’s important here. He said it within the context of an official political event by one of the candidates.