CNN reporter can't believe first time Puerto Rican voter is voting for Trump: 'Really?'

A young Puerto Rican woman said that while Tony Hinchcliffes jokes at Donald Trumps Madison Square Garden rally bothered her, shes still voting for the former president.

The woman was interviewed by CNN in the state of Florida, where Trump has been declared the winner. 

She admitted to reporters that she was voting for Trump, in her first experience voting in a presidential election.

Journalists attempted to challenge her on Hinchcliffes comments, where he referred to Puerto Rico as a floating island of garbage. 

She admitted it troubled her, saying: I am Puerto Rican, so I was like, "wow, I dont really like that." 

A young Puerto Rican woman said that while Tony Hinchcliffes jokes at Donald Trumps Madison Square Garden rally bothered her, shes still voting for the former president

Journalists attempted to challenge her on Hinchcliffes comments, where he referred to Puerto Rico as a floating island of garbage

However, the unidentified woman said that ultimately, Trumps policies were strong enough that he chose her over Kamala Harris.

The reporters, unsatisfied, still asked her whether she was alright with what Hinchcliffe said. 

No, definitely not. I just think everyone has opinions, they dont like Puerto Ricans, it hurts but at the end of the day, Im okay with who I am and at the end of the day I want to have a better life in the future, she said.

Just 0.7 percent of the electorate have a more negative view of Trump following the incident, which happened during a five-hour MAGA marathon in the heart of Manhattan.

The lack of impact on voters was revealed in an exhaustive final poll before Election Day by DailyMail.com and J.L. Partners, for which 1,003 people were surveyed. 

The poll found that the events at Madison Square Garden were the second most noticed news story of the week, behind Israels attack on Iran.

James Johnson, co-founder of J.L. Partners, told DailyMail.com: Despite the news coverage of the comments at the Madison Square Garden rally, voters are responding with a shrug.

Most people are talking about other broader issues related to Trump and Harris, whether its attacks theyve heard in ads, whether its the economy, whether its the bigger issues.

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump departs following a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, 27 October 2024

What this says to me is that this moment has not changed the race. This is not definitively playing the role of an October surprise, and its not shifting overall views of Donald Trump or his campaign.

He added: That said, our poll cant pick up what impact this might have on specifically Puerto Ricans in, for example, Philadelphia, but certainly, on a macro level, this is no game changer.

There are around 500,000 Puerto Ricans living in Pennsylvania, the state that could ultimately decide who takes the keys to the White House.

The winner between Trump and Harris could be decided by just a few thousand Keystone State residents.

Since Sunday, Harris and her Democratic allies have latched onto the comments.

Trump meanwhile used a campaign rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to endorse Puerto Rican Republican politician Zoraida Buxo.

On Tuesday night, Trump said he had never heard of Hinchcliffe, the comedian who made the offensive comments at the beginning of his rally.

He told Fox News Sean Hannity: I have no idea who he is. Somebody said there was a comedian that joked about Puerto Rico, or something, and I have no idea who it was. I never saw him, never heard of him, and dont want to hear of him.

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe speaks during a campaign rally for former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 27, 2024

I have no idea. They put a comedian in, which everybody does...you dont vet them and go crazy.

What theyve done is taken somebody that has nothing to do with the party, nothing to do with us, said something, and theyre trying to make a big deal. But I dont know who it is, I dont even know who put him in. And I cant imagine its a big deal.

Ive done more for Puerto Rico than any other president thats ever been president.