Puerto Rican voters in the United States have suddenly emerged as a key voting bloc in the aftermath of a comedian’s remarks about the island at a Donald Trump rally in New York City on Sunday, The Hill reported.

Tony Hinchcliffe, who goes by the stage name “Kill Tony,” likened Puerto Rico to a “floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now” in the run-up of speakers ahead of Trump’s speech at Madison Square Garden.

His joke ignited outrage among many Puerto Ricans, Hispanics and the political left, thrusting the potential impact of the Puerto Rican vote on Election Day next Tuesday into the spotlight. The campaign for Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris seized on the moment, releasing an ad aimed at Puerto Ricans using footage of Hinchcliffe’s remarks.

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