Several Puerto Ricans in battleground Pennsylvania say the controversial comments a comedian made about Puerto Ricans at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally over the weekend will hurt the former president in his quest for the White House.
Ramon Martinez, who is a co-owner with his brother and wife of Mofongo, a Dominican/Puerto Rican restaurant in Reading, Pennsylvania, spoke with ABC News’ Terry Moran after the rally where Tony Hinchcliffe made the joke. Martinez said the comments will play a role with the decisions from undecided Latino voters.
ABC News’ Terry Moran spoke with Ramon Martinez, who is a co-owner with his brother and wife of Mofongo, a Dominican/Puerto Rican restaurant in Reading, Pennsylvania.
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“I think that they will take one side when they hear what we heard last night,” Martinez said.
Asked if Hinchcliffe’s comments could hurt Trump, Martinez said “yes, I strongly believe that.”
“Every time they speak, they put down the immigrants, the Latinos. I don’t think that’s the right way to get the Latino vote.”
Moran spoke with the voters ahead of Trump’s Tuesday evening rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania — a town with a significant Puerto Rican population.
-ABC News’ Eric Fayeulle and Terry Moran