Former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally at Madison Square Gardens, which was billed as a triumphant return, was marred by controversy after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating island of trash.”

The joke drew immediate criticism from both Democrats and Republicans, prompting the Trump campaign to distance itself from the comments.

Trump’s rally featured dozens of speakers, including former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan, Melania Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. But Hinchcliffe’s remarks grabbed headlines at one of Trump’s biggest campaign rallies, just a week before the Nov. 5 polls.

The event kicked off with comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, host of the “Kill Tony” podcast, opening the rally with a set full of insults about Latinos, African Americans and other groups.

Hinchcliffe said that Latinos “love to make babies,” a joke that was met with uncertainty from the crowd. The comedian doubled down on his remark, saying: “I don’t know if you know this, but there is literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”

The joke went viral online and drew sharp criticism, with Congresswoman Mara Elvira Salazar saying she was “disgusted” by Hinchcliffe’s remark.

“As a Puerto Rican, I’m tempted to call Hinchcliffe racist trash, but to do so would be an insult to trash. When they cast their ballots at the voting booth, Latinos should never forget the racism that Donald Trump appears to be espousing,” Congressman Ritchie Torres said as he shared video of his remarks.

“You’re opening for Trump by calling Puerto Rico a floating pile of garbage. Over 4,000 Puerto Ricans died under it,” said Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin immediately responded to the comment, sharing a clip of Kamala Harris’ video criticizing Donald Trump for refusing aid to the hurricane-ravaged island.

Ricky Martin, the Puerto Rican singer with 18.6 million Instagram followers, quickly shared a video of Harris’ appeal to Puerto Rican voters, along with a clip of Hinchcliffe’s remarks.

“This is what they think of us,” Martin wrote in Spanish and urged voters to vote for Kamala Harris.

Bad Bunny also shared a portion of Kamala Harris’ speech in which she said, “I will never forget what Donald Trump did and didn’t do when Puerto Rico needed a caring and competent leader.”

Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz, while reacting to video of Hinchcliffe’s remarks during a stream with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, asked, “Who is this jackwad?”

Responding to criticism from Waltz, Hinchcliffe said his comment had been taken out of “context” to make it sound racist.

“These people have no sense of humor. Wild that a VP candidate would take time out of his ‘busy schedule’ to analyze a joke taken out of context to make it seem racist. I love Puerto Rico and vacationing there. I made fun of everyone – check out the whole set. I’m a comedian Tim – it might be time to change your tampon,” he said.