Does Puerto Rico vote for president? What to know about the island's role in the election

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Trump, who is seeing increased support among Latino men and has touted endorsements from Puerto Rican artists like Anuel AA and Nicky Jam, won Puerto Rico's 2024 GOP primary, winning 23 of the territory's Republican delegates.
20% : Trump at the time was criticized for his response to the storms after he downplayed the damage they caused and an image went viral of him throwing rolls of paper towels to residents on the island.
17% : Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who goes by the stage name Kill Tony, took the stage ahead of Trump during the presidential candidate's hometown campaign rally, where he derided Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage.
17% : "The remarks, which drew condemnation from both sides of the political aisle, sent the Trump campaign into damage control, and his campaign sought to distance Trump from the comments.

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