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UNBELIEVABLE: More outrage after trump calls controversial new york rally a lovefest | History Defined

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, October 29 [Marco Bello/Reuters]

The United States presidential candidate Donald Trump is facing more blowback from a controversial Madison Square Garden rally marred by sexist and racist insults, by calling it a “beautiful” event and “an absolute lovefest”.

Trump made the comments during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Tuesday, saying the rally in which a headline comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” was an unprecedented display of affection.

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