Trump on Fox News today. "Nobody's been better to Puerto Rico than me...One little joke...They made it like a big deal."

[highplainsdem]

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[Wingus Dingus]

1. Just a little joke, calling them garbage people, why are they so mad?

[Ocelot II]

4. Really. No sense of humor!

That's what bullies always say when you don't laugh at their mean jokes.

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. I know he LOVES his little safe place, but he is too stupid to realize that NO ONE other than his cult members

are watching that POS show.

[Maeve]

3. Throw them some more paper towels, that'll work

[TwilightZone]

5. It's not just the joke, of course. It's the context.

Had this buffoon made this "joke" outside of an official event for a presidential candidate that everyone already thinks is a racist, it wouldn't have had the same impact.

The context is just as important as the content of the joke, if not more so. The "comedian" is a surrogate of the campaign, performing at a campaign event. Trump can run from it or wave it off, but that doesn't change what was said and in what context. His campaign is responsible for it.

You (literally) bought it, Trump. Own it.

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

6. My favorite thing about this

The three panelists are completely focused on showing absolutely no expressions on their faces. I get the sense they are working hard not to grimace.

[yardwork]

7. So, not disavowing it. He's essentially repeating the joke.

[33taw]

8. One little joke about garbage and he's driving a garbage truck.

[struggle4progress]

9. "What next? People getting upset when we want to put them in front of firing squads?"

[tanyev]

10. "So ungrateful! Don't they remember when I made those beautiful throws of paper towels?"

Not an actual quote--as far as I know.