Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump for holding a ‘racist, sexist, bigoted’ event at Madison Square Garden, calling on voters to reject the former president’s politics.
Obama was speaking at a rally for Kamala Harris in Philadelphia on Monday night when he went after Trump, calling him out for the speakers at his Sunday night event in New York’s biggest venue.
‘The man holds this big rally in Madison Square Garden,’ Obama said, noting the warmup speakers were ‘saying the most racist, sexist, bigoted, stereotypes. One guy called Puerto Rico “an island of garbage.”‘
‘These are Americans. They’re people. And that is the reason why this election should not be close,’ he continued.
‘It should be clear. Here’s a good rule: if somebody does not respect you, if someone does not see you as fellow citizens with equal claims to opportunity. to the pursuit of happy to the American dream, you should not vote for them. You should not expect them to make your life better.’
Obama has been a fierce critic of Trump while campaigning for Harris. He’s called out the former president for trying to kill Obamacare, for not handling the COVID pandemic correctly and for taking credit for his economy.
Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump for holding a ‘racist’ rally at Madison Square Garden
Trump on Monday denied being a Nazi after many speakers at his rally used crude language and hurdled racist insults toward Harris
Obama called on people to ‘reject the politics’ that Trump and his supporters presented Sunday night.
‘Treat everybody with dignity and respect,’ he told the roaring crowd. ‘Stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves.’
Trump on Monday denied being a Nazi after many speakers at his rally used crude language and hurdled racist insults toward Harris.
Harris’ running mate Tim Walz compared the event to a Nazi rally.
‘I’m not a Nazi. I’m the opposite of a Nazi,’ Trump told thousands of supporters at Georgia Tech on Monday night.
But the Madison Square Garden event was filled with controversial moments.
Trump´s childhood friend David Rem referred to Harris as ‘the Antichrist’ and ‘the devil.’ Businessman Grant Cardone told the crowd that Harris ‘and her pimp handlers will destroy our country.’
‘She is the devil … She is the anti-Christ. At her rally last week, she said that Jesus Christ’s followers are not welcomed at her rallies,’ Rem said.
And comedian Tony Hinchcliffe went viral after he called Puerto Rico as a ‘floating island of garbage’.
‘I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico,’ he told the rally.
In another lewd remark, he added: ‘These Latinos, they love making babies too. Just know that. They do. They do. There’s no pulling out. They don’t do that. They come inside. Just like they did to our country’.
Obama also reminded voters in Philadelphia that the last day of early voting was Tuesday
Donald Trump’s campaign has disavowed itself from a joke made about Puerto Rico during the rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday
Tony Hinchcliffe, pictured at the explosive Trump rally, made the joke about Puerto Rico, calling it ‘a floating island of garbage’
Many Republicans, including Trump, disavowed Hinchcliffe’s remarks.
Hinchcliffe later said he was joking, noting he is a comedian.
Obama was in Philadelphia to remind voters there that the last day of early voting was Tuesday.
He was joined by Bruce Springsteen and John Legend, both of whom performed for a packed crowd of 10,000.