1.0Instituto de Libertad Económica para Puerto Ricohttps://institutodelibertadeconomica.org/en/Luishttps://institutodelibertadeconomica.org/en/author/luis/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bbx1QR1Ogx"><a href="https://institutodelibertadeconomica.org/en/publications/puerto-ricos-struggle-for-liberty/">Puerto Rico's Struggle for Liberty</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://institutodelibertadeconomica.org/en/publications/puerto-ricos-struggle-for-liberty/embed/#?secret=bbx1QR1Ogx" width="600" height="338" title="“Puerto Rico's Struggle for Liberty” — Instituto de Libertad Económica para Puerto Rico" data-secret="bbx1QR1Ogx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://institutodelibertadeconomica.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://institutodelibertadeconomica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/thumb-178-lucha-libertad.jpg1400800For the first time in many years, Puerto Rico became a notable political topic during this year’s presidential election cycle. This attention stemmed from controversial “jokes” made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe who referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage” during a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden. Regardless of the intended humour, which was poorly received by many within the Puerto Rican community in the United States, the remarks seemingly had no impact on the election results.