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At Vance's rally, Wisconsin voters react to the Puerto Rico joke controversy

NPR

By Chuck Quirmbach

Published October 29, 2024 at 6:26 PM EDT

The controversy over an offensive joke about Puerto Rico at a Trump rally has reached the battleground state of Wisconsin. Reaction there shows a divide between supporters of Trump and Harris.

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Chuck Quirmbach

Chuck Quirmbach joined WUWM in August, 2018, as Innovation Reporter, covering developments in science, health and business.

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