Although the Trump campaign is attempting to distance from a racist joke about Puerto Rico made by Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian’s remarks were pre-loaded into a teleprompter, indicating that they would likely have been vetted by the campaign in advance, the Daily Beast reports.
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