Fox News contributor praises Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden: “This is the party of inclusion”

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From the October 28, 2024, edition of Fox Business' Mornings with Maria Bartiromo

MARIA BARTIROMO (ANCHOR): Liz Peek, your reaction?

LIZ PEEK (FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR): Well, I thought it was an extraordinary event, Maria, not just in terms of the crowd size because, by the way, there were also hundreds, if not thousands of people outside the arena who couldn't get in; so it really was an extraordinary thing. And having the Democrats deride this event as a Hitler-like event really was so incredibly stupid after so many Democratic presidents have actually announced and accepted their nomination in Madison Square Garden and by the way, banners, flags of Israel were flying in this event; there were a lot of Hasidic Jews who showed up. So I mean — the reporting — I did flip back and forth to see what the liberal TV stations were showing about this, of course, it was all negative, it was all about racism and so forth but you know what? It was a great moment and I think people watching it on Fox News last night, which they could do throughout, came away thinking this is the party of inclusion.

Media Matters has reported:

During former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City, podcaster Tony Hinchcliffe attacked Puerto Rico, claiming it’s “literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean."

Although the remarks sparked outrage, numerous right-wing media figures have defended him. Some attacked critics for allegedly not having a sense of humor; others agreed that Puerto Rico is trash or dismissed Puerto Rico’s electoral relevance. 

Here are numerous examples from the hours after Hinchcliffe made those racist remarks.