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The low-down and dirty ‘floating island of garbage’ comment at Trump’s rally in New York City seems like to hurt his odds. Geraldo Rivera joins Jim Acosta on CNN, will this be a game-changing moment for Kamala Harris?
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“…I’m just curious what you think about all this, because when these races are this tight, anything can really change the numbers a little bit. We saw that happen with superstorm Sandy in 2012. We saw in 2016 the Comey letter, changing the outcome of that race potentially. Is it possible that this insult was a game-changing moment for Kamala Harris?”
Geraldo Rivera: “Great to see you Jim. I believe that it was. My vibe is definitely, that this was a profound punch in the gut for the Puerto Rican people specifically, but I think for Latinos writ large. It was so insulting, so low-down and dirty, I mean floating island of garbage. Puerto Ricans are very keen, they love their flag, they love their island, you don’t insult in that kind of gratuitous way. It implied that President Trump who was the host of this meeting after all, was allowing him to disparage a very proud people, strong people, people for whom respect is very important.”
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