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Jon Stewart Defends Tony Hinchcliffe After Controversial Trump Rally Jokes: ‘I Find That Guy Very Funny’

Jon Stewart used his opening monologue on Monday's "The Daily Show" to defend Tony Hinchcliffe after his controversial Trump rally jokes.

One day after Tony Hinchcliffe ‘s controversial jokes at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, Jon Stewart used his opening monologue on Monday’s “ The Daily Show ” to defend the comedian. After highlighting other speakers at the rally like Tucker Carlson and Rudy Giuliani, Stewart said, “But of course, for the media there was one moment in particular that raised the alarms,” then played a supercut of network anchors criticizing Hinchcliffe’s jokes, which included calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.” Hinchcliffe’s rally jokes drew the ire of many political commentators and cable news hosts, as well as criticism from entertainers like Bad Bunny and Jennifer Lopez, as well as politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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