'Disgusted:' Offensive remarks about Puerto Rico at Trump rally ignite furor in Florida GOP

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : But four years ago, Trump made inroads in parts of Central Florida, home to many Puerto Ricans, leading Republicans in the state to believe there was an opportunity to increase support for the GOP in the upcoming November election.
40% : "Trump must not forget that in Florida around 800,000 Puerto Ricans have the ability to exercise their right to vote," the organization said.
33% : U.S. Reps. Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar of Miami -- who encouraged voters at an event in West Miami on Saturday to vote for Trump -- condemned the remarks and said that they do not reflect GOP values.
18% : Trump said Puerto Rico is 'dirty' and its residents 'poor,' says former DHS officialOn Sunday evening, several high-profile Puerto Ricans threw their support to Harris.
18% : In 2020, Trump threw rolls of paper towels into a crowd while visiting Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island, an act that was seen on the island and elsewhere in the country as insulting A former Department of Homeland Security official under Trump also said that he called Puerto Rico "dirty," its residents "poor," and inquired whether the American territory could be swapped for Greenland.

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