Residents say a speaker calling Puerto Rico garbage before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York was the latest humiliation for an island territory that has long suffered from mistreatment. Their expressions of fury could affect the presidential election. Phones across Puerto Rico were buzzing after a comedian derided the island, calling it ‘a floating island of garbage.’ While those in Puerto Rico are not allowed to vote in presidential elections despite being U.S. citizens, they stay in close touch with relatives in the mainland and can be a powerful influence.
